Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Ecole Élémentaire Rollin Jewish Students Deportation Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023

1. Ecole Élémentaire Rollin Jewish Students Deportation Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

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, students of this school, who from 1942 to 1944 were deported because they were born Jews, 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 this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.

Location. 48° 50.687′ N, 2° 21.045′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Victor. It is on Rue Rollin, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 Rue Rollin, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it

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is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Paul de Chomedey (here, next to this marker); René Descartes (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Fondane (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Paul de Chomedey (within shouting distance of this marker); James Joyce (1882-1941) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) (about 90 meters away); Henri Curiel (about 90 meters away); Valery Larbaud (1881-1957) (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Ecole Élémentaire Rollin Jewish Students Deportation Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023

2. Ecole Élémentaire Rollin Jewish Students Deportation Memorial - wide view

Looking west on Rue Rollin.

They Were Children image. Click for more information.

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3. 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.
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.