, ▁who ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁ali ases ▁of ▁" M i ark a " ▁and ▁" An nie " ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁She ▁narrow ly ▁avoided ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁round up ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁Nice , ▁France ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁deport ation ▁of ▁her ▁parents ▁to ▁Aus ch witz ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁occupied ▁Poland . ▁Capt ured ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁months ▁later , ▁she ▁surv ived ▁tort ure ▁by ▁the ▁Gest ap o ▁and ▁imprison ment ▁at ▁two ▁Naz i ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁– ▁Rav ens br ück ▁and ▁M auth aus en . ▁She ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁France ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Although ▁her ▁sister s , ▁Made le ine ▁and ▁Sim one , ▁surv ived ▁imprison ment ▁elsewhere , ▁their ▁parents ▁and ▁brother ▁did ▁not . ▁Vern ay - Jac ob ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁F ond ation ▁de ▁la ▁Rés istance ▁to ▁provide ▁support ▁to ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁honor ▁the ▁mem ories ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁per ished ▁– ▁efforts ▁which ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁throughout ▁her ▁life . ▁Her ▁sister ▁Sim one ▁Ve il ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁F ond ation ▁pour ▁la ▁M ém oire ▁de ▁la ▁Sho ah . ▁Vern ay - Jac ob ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁multiple ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁valor . ▁ ▁Form ative ▁years ▁Born ▁in ▁Paris ,