Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
École elementaire Boulard Deported Jewish Students Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
1. École elementaire Boulard Deported Jewish Students Memorial Marker
Ils furent exterminés dans les camps de la mort. Plus de 120 de ces enfants vivaient dans le 14ème.
Ne les oublions jamais
(English translation:)
In memory of the students of this school, deported from 1942 to 1944 because they were born Jews, innocent victims of Nazi barbarism with the complicity of the Vichy government.
They were exterminated in the death camps. More than 120 of these children lived in the 14th Arrondissement.
Let us never forget them
Erected 2007.
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° 49.957′ N, 2° 19.669′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. It is on Rue Boulard, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 46 Rue Boulard, Paris, Île-de-France
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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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gilbert Privat (a few steps from this marker); Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Couyba (within shouting distance of this marker); Alfred Döblin, Wolfgang Döblin (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Michel Kikoïne (about 180 meters away); Maurice Taylor (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Square Georges Lamarque (1904) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Georges Lamarque (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Paris (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Excerpt: When the Germans invaded France in May 1940, about 175,000 Jews resided or had found refuge in Paris. Many initially left the city, only to return after(Submitted on May 4, 2024.)the armistice was signed in June and Paris became the seat of the German military administration. The majority of Parisian Jews lived in the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 20th districts. By late September 1940, a German census registered 150,000 Jews in Paris, including 64,000 foreigners.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 20242. École elementaire Boulard Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wide view
The persecution of Jews in Paris began in October 1941, when the Nazis bombed six synagogues and one Jewish prayer house in the city. German Security Police official Theodor Dannecker, the SS "Jewish expert," ordered the centralization of Jewish organizations, "Aryanization" or transfer to non-Jewish ownership of Jewish businesses, and several other anti-Jewish measures. During 1940-1941, the Germans arrested 10,000 Jews in Paris. About the same number fled the city to the unoccupied zone in the south. In 1942 the Germans began systematic deportations of foreign and stateless Jews from Paris to the Drancy, Beaune-la-Rolande, and Pithiviers transit camps. French police assisted in the roundups for these deportations. From these locations, German authorities deported the Jews to killing centers…
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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 141 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
