Rochechouart in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Jewish Student Memorial
Plus de 300 enfants du 9ème Arrondissement on été exterminés dans les camps de la mort.
English translation:
In memory of the students of this school, deported between 1942 and 1944 because they were born Jews, innocent victims of Nazi barbarity and the Vichy government.
More than 300 children of the 9th Arrondissement were exterminated in the death camps.
Erected 2007 by Les Fils et Filles des Déportés Juifs de France (The Sons and Daughters of Jews Deported from France).
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.
Location. 48° 52.826′ N, 2° 20.718′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Rochechouart. Memorial is on Rue Turgot, on the right when traveling south. Near the entrance of the Ecole de Garcons (boy's school). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Rue Turgot, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Caserne de la Nouvelle-France / Nouvelle France Barracks (approx. half a kilometer away); Square Louise-Michel (approx. half a kilometer away); Accès Guimard (approx. half a kilometer away); École Publique Buffault Deported Jewish Students Memorial II (approx. half a kilometer away); L’Affaire de Fort Chabrol (approx. half a kilometer away); École Publique Buffault Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Synagogue de la rue Buffault (approx. half a kilometer away); Square Aristade Caviaillé-Coll (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . An article (in French) describing the efforts to memorialize French children killed in the Holocaust. The article, "Remember these 11,400 children", is written by the founder, Serge Klarsfeld, of Les Fils et Filles des Déportés Juifs de France (The Sons and Daughters of Jews Deported from France). It describes the organization's efforts to research, document and memorialize the Jewish children from France killed during the Nazi and Vichy regimes. The article describes the placing of markers in France near areas where Jewish children were deported to concentration camps. (Submitted on August 1, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on August 1, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.