Edmond Vita Palacci, generally known as Eddy Palacci, was a French-Israeli chemical engineer and author, whose memoirs recount his survival in Occupied France during World War II and help for the French Resistance.
13 Facts About Eddy Palacci
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Edmond Vita Palacci was born on 9 February 1931 in Paris.
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Eddy Palacci experienced antisemitism in school during the rest of the occupation.
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Meanwhile, his father Isaac Eddy Palacci died in Cairo in early 1940.
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Eddy Palacci spent the rest of the war there, where he wound up supporting the French Resistance, as detailed in his memoir.
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Ignorant of their meaning, Eddy Palacci shared the messages with the officers.
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Eddy Palacci noted the change to the officers, who went into action.
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Eddy Palacci finished his schooling and university with a degree in chemical engineering.
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Eddy Palacci started military service in 1954 and served in Algeria as an officer.
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Eddy Palacci translated between Hebrew, French, and English and served as an ISO-9000 quality control consultant.
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Eddy Palacci strove for restitution to those French Jews interned in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
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Edmond Vita Eddy Palacci died aged 85 on 29 October 2016 in Tel Aviv and was survived by his wife, sister, nieces, and nephew.
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Eddy Palacci translated and published it into French in 2013.