Faubourg-Montmartre in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

École Publique Buffault Deported Jewish Students Memorial II

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

1. École Publique Buffault Deported Jewish Students Memorial II

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A la mémoire des élèves de cette école, déporteés de 1942 a 1944 parce que nées juives, victimes innocentes de la barbarie nazie et du gouvernement de Vichy.

Plus de 300 enfants du 9ème Arrondissement ont été exterminés dans les camps de la mort.

Ne les oublions jamais

(English translation:)
In memory of the students of this school, deported from 1942 to 1944 because they were born Jewish, innocent victims of Nazi barbarity and the Vichy government.

More than 300 children from the 9th Arrondissement were exterminated in the death camps.

Let us never forget them

Erected 2005.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 48° 52.583′ N, 2° 20.547′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Faubourg-Montmartre. Memorial is on Rue Buffault, on the left when

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traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 Rue Buffault, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. École Publique Buffault Deported Jewish Students Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Synagogue de la rue Buffault (within shouting distance of this marker); José Rizal (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Accès Guimard (about 120 meters away); Cour Cadet (about 150 meters away); Danilo Romero (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Notre-Dame de Lorette (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Map charts France’s Jewish children lost to Nazis (France24, Feb. 16, 2014).

Excerpts: It is one of the darkest periods in French history. During the Second World War around 76,000 Jews were deported from France and sent to almost certain death at Nazi extermination camps.

Among them were more than 11,400 children, often separated from their families to be transported east towards the horrors of Auschwitz.

Now, a new interactive map available online has charted the location of every child deported from France between July 1942 and August 1944.

… it can also be used as an important tool for teachers and researchers, illustrating, for example, the large number of deportations
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

2. École Publique Buffault Deported Jewish Students Memorial II - wide view
The memorial plaque is visible here on the left, mounted to the school building.
of children from Paris - 6,184 in total - and particularly from the city’s slum areas.

(Submitted on February 3, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 71 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.