Simone Veil: Holocaust survivor who rose to become an icon of French politics
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Simone Veil was a survivor of the Holocaust, an abortion pioneer, a French politician, the first female president of the European Parliament, and a champion of women’s rights. Simone Veil was born on July 13, 1927, in Nice, France, into a Jewish family. She was the youngest of the four children of André and Yvonne Steinmetz.
Simone Veil: Holocaust survivor who rose to become an icon of French politics
Simone Veil: Holocaust survivor who rose to…
Simone Veil: Holocaust survivor who rose to become an icon of French politics
Simone Veil was a survivor of the Holocaust, an abortion pioneer, a French politician, the first female president of the European Parliament, and a champion of women’s rights. Simone Veil was born on July 13, 1927, in Nice, France, into a Jewish family. She was the youngest of the four children of André and Yvonne Steinmetz.