Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Marie-Therese Leloup

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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. Marie-Therese Leloup Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Luego de que los nazis descubrieron en 1942 que en el Convento Banneux Notre-Dame se ocultaban y refugiaban niños judíos, la Madre Superiora le encomendó a Marie-Therese Leloup ocultar y cuidar a la niña judía Mariette Bermowitz hasta el final de la guerra. Para ésto contó con la ayuda de otros miembros del convento, quienes también arriesgaron sus vidas al declarar a los nazis que la pequeña era una huérfana encontrada en las calles. Al finalizar la guerra, Meritte y su padre, únicos sobrevivientes de su familia reencontraron.

Escribió Mariette sobre Marie-Theres:

"…Estas son personas fuera de lo común en un mundo lleno de crueldad y merecen ser reconocidas como las personas que Dios espera que nosotros seamos".

After the Nazis discovered in 1942 that the convent of Banneux Notre-Dame was hiding and sheltering Jewish children, the Mother Superior asked Marie-Therese Leloup to hid Mariette Bermowitz, a little Jewish girl, until the end of the war. Other members of the convent also helped hide her and risked their lives by telling the Nazis that the girl was an orphan they
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had found on the streets. After the war, only Mariette and her father survived and returned.

Mariette wrote about Marie-Therese:
"…These are uncommon people in a rather barbaric world and are worthy of recognition as being what God had intended all humans to be."

Erected 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 18° 27.958′ N, 66° 6.395′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Marker is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida de la Constitución 102, San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Bilecki Family (here, next to this marker); Kira Belkova (here, next to this marker); Frieda Adam (here, next to this marker); Henry Christian Thomsen (here, next to this marker); Irena Sendler (a few steps from this marker); Oskar Schindler (a few steps from this marker); Helena Blaszczyk (a few steps from this marker); The Kolkowska Family (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

2. Marie-Therese Leloup Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.