Val-de-Grâce in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
École Èlementaire Publique Saint-Jacques Jewish Children’s Deportation Memorial
A la mémoire des enfants, élèves de cette école déportés de 1942 a 1944 parce qu'ils étaient nés juifs, victimes innocentes de la barbarie nazie avec la complicité active du Gouvernement de Vichy.
Ils furent exterminés dans les camps de la mort.
Ne les oublions jamais
(English translation:)
In memory of the children, the students of this school who from 1942 to 1944 were deported because they were born Jewish, innocent victims of Nazi barbarism with the active complicity of the Vichy Government.
They were exterminated in the death camps.
Let us never forget them.
Erected 2003.
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° 50.627′ N, 2° 20.499′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Val-de-Grâce. Memorial is on Rue Saint-Jacques, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250bis Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Joseph-Achille Le Bel (here, next to this marker); Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Fabien (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Institut National de Jeunes Sourds / National Institute for Deaf Children (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Amorim de Carvalho (about 150 meters away); Jehan de Meung (about 150 meters away); Jean Rivier (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . They Were Children (Google Arts and Culture). They Were Children - Deportation and Rescue of Jewish Children in Paris, 1940-1945. A Google Arts and Culture presentation by the City of Paris with Yad Veshem.
Arrest and deportation: More than 6,100 children were arrested in Paris during the Holocaust. Most of them were deported to the Auschwitz camp in Poland, where they were exterminated upon arrival.(Submitted on July 27, 2023.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.