THE French Government at Vichy did not have the power to prevent the German Government from virtually annexing Alsace and Lorraine. Without even going through the pretense of organizing a plebiscite, ...

While Alsace and Lorraine immensely increased the mineral and industrial wealth of France -- Lorraine producing 5,279,000 tons of coal in 1925, 38.8 percent of the French output of cast iron and 35 ...

Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, Lorraine moved to France in her 20s and spent a decade as a high-fashion model for Jean-Paul Gaultier. She acted in two French films—reluctantly at first.

"Although the original filling still survives, later versions substituted milk for cream, added lobster, crab, broccoli. mushrooms, spinach, and so forth.

by Rick Steves, May 9, 2025. France's easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location.Pressed up against the German border, along the Rhine, the ...

Orders have been issued in France for the immediate halting of repatriation of Jews to German-held Alsace-Lorraine, it was reported here today. JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for ...

May 1st is one of 11 public holidays that France marks each year (or 13 for those living in the historic Alsace-Lorraine region) - but it's the one that businesses are most likely to be closed on.

France’s easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against the German border, along the Rhine, the region flip-flopped between ...