Sarah's Key and Historical Events I Knew Nothing About

Saw the movie Sarah's Key at the Bytowne today. Then proceeded to spend an hour afterwards discussing the ridiculously lacking history education in our school systems (Ontario and Quebec). After watching that movie I felt just like when I first learned (just a few years ago) about the deportation of the Acadians in the middle of the 18th century. And now ANOTHER significant historical event I knew nothing about! La rafle du Vél d'hiv.: 13,000 French Jews rounded up, kept in inhumane conditions in the Vélodrome d'hiver, then shipped off to Auschwitz. I know many scenes from that movie will stay with me a long time.