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Marcel Pontier has still not recovered from the shock he had that afternoon. He was taking a photograph of his old 

home when the owner appeared. Marcel apologised and explained that he once lived there. The other man replied: 

“Oh, you must be Mr Pontier.” Andre, a Jew born in the poor district of Bab el-Oued, is delighted. “What a welcome! 

After all that has happened, it is quite unexpected. These are our people.” 

Enrico, 79, does not share the enthusiasm. A barber and former member of the OAS, he now lives in the US. “It’s 

dirty. I should have stayed at home with my memories. Still, I must admit, I’ve never seen such hospitable people.”