Batignolles in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

École Rue de Sassure Deported Jewish Students Memorial

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 24, 2024

1. École Rue de Sassure Deported Jewish Students Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A la mémoire des élèves de cette école déportés de 1942 à 1944 parce que nés juifs victimes innocentes de la barbarie nazie et du gouvernement de Vichy.

Ils furent exterminés dans les camps de la mort
Plus de 80 de ces enfants vivaient dans le 17ème arrondissement

Ne les oublions jamais

(English translation:)
In memory of the students of this school deported from 1942 to 1944 because they were born Jewish, innocent victims of Nazi barbarity and the Vichy government. They were exterminated in the death camps. More than 80 of these children lived in the 17th arrondissement.

Let us never forget them

Erected 2010.

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° 53.11′ N, 2° 18.919′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Batignolles. Memorial is on Rue de Saussure, on the right when

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traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Rue de Saussure, Paris, Île-de-France 75017, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Albert Roussel (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); La château de Monceau (about 180 meters away); Maxime Fabert (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Elena Theodorini and l’Académie Lyrique Roumaine (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Louis Armand (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Maurice Ravel (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Charles Gounod (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Fers / Irons (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . The JUST Act Report: France (US Department of State).

Excerpt: At least 75,670 Jews were deported from France to concentration and extermination camps; of the 69,000 sent to Auschwitz, 2,570 survived. Some of those deported passed through multiple camps. Another 3,000 Jews died in French internment camps. Most of the deportation trains left from the Drancy Camp, carrying at least 64,000 Jews. Included in that number were 13,000 Jews (4,000 of whom were children) arrested in July 1942 by French police and held at the Vélodrome d’Hiver sporting arena before their deportation. At least 6,000 French Roma were interned, and 200 were
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 24, 2024

2. École Rue de Sassure Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wide view
deported and killed during the war.

(Submitted on May 6, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

École Rue de Sassure Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 24, 2024

3. École Rue de Sassure Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.