Sandrine Prioul, edited by Juline Garnier 1:55 p.m., April 06, 2022
Ukrainian news brings back bad memories among the oldest.
In a retirement home in Rennes, those who experienced the trauma of the Second World War express themselves on the effects of this new conflict on their memory at the microphone of Europe 1.
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History repeats itself and brings back painful memories.
In seniors, speech is freed.
“When I just tell you the word war, what word comes to mind?” asks Maya, the host of a senior residence in Rennes during a round table.
And the same words resonate.
"Occupation", "bombings", "refugees".
They are between 85 and 102 years old and thought the war was far behind them.
"I did like the refugees from Ukraine, on the roads for months. People along the road gave us food. We were in line, like people are doing right now. That's why , when I see them… If you knew that, I say to myself My God, what that reminds me of… There were the bombings, the Germans, it's the same thing, it's the exodus", says a resident.
"It's stronger than yourself, but it's terrible"
So Maya hands them the microphone and invites them to a cathartic session, the second since the start of the war in Ukraine.
"If you knew, I have plenty there. It will have to evacuate. And then, there is always something that goes up. It's stronger than yourself, but it's terrible", confides another senior .
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"Me, I really think about it very often. I'm overwhelmed with questions: why this? Why that? And the war? I'm the one who tells the worst."
Bringing back memories and emotions even if these witnesses of another war become storytellers.