Père-Lachaise in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Jewish Children Holocaust Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024

1. Jewish Children Holocaust Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1942 - 1945
A la memoire des enfants juifs asassines par les nazis
Passant, ta memoire est leur seule sepulture

(English translation:)
In memory of the Jewish children murdered by the Nazis.
In passing, your memory is their only place of rest.

Erected 2017.

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° 51.624′ N, 2° 23.992′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Père-Lachaise. It is on Avenue Circulaire, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is in Père Lachaise cemetery, Section 97. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75020, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Auschwitz III Concentration Camp Memorial (here, next to this marker); Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dachau Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Buchenwald-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Camp Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Nous sommes 900 Français / We are 900 Frenchmen (Convoy 73) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Holocaust memorial for children dedicated in Paris (Jerusalem Post, Oct. 14, 2017).

Excerpt: PARIS – Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a monument dedicated to the memory of 11,450 Jewish children deported from France by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1942 and 1944.

Most of these children were exterminated in concentration camps.
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Some of those who survived, together with other Holocaust survivors and French Jewish leaders, were present at Thursday’s ceremony.

The monument, which was created by Spanish sculptor Casto Solano, features metal figures of children in various sizes.

(Submitted on May 4, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 4, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.