Picpus in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Juifs du 12ème arrondissement raflés
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Jews of the 12th Arrondissement rounded up Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
1. Juifs du 12ème arrondissement raflés / Jews of the 12th Arrondissement rounded up Marker
enfants du 12ème arrondissement qui
parce que nés Juifs, ont été arrêtés et regroupés ici
dans les locaux de l'ancien commissariat de police
par des policiers français
lors des rafles de 1942 à 1944
sur ordre du gouvernement de Vichy
complice actif de l'occupant nazi
A ceux qui furent déportés
A ceux qui ne revinrent pas des camps de la mort
Le 12ème arrondissement se souvient
In memory of the men, women and children of the 12th arrondissement who because they were born Jews, were arrested and gathered here on the premises of the former police station by French police officers during the roundups of 1942 to 1944 on the orders of the Vichy government, the active accomplice of the Nazi occupier.
To those who were deported -
to those who did not return from the death camps -
the 12th Arrondissement has not forgotten
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. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1942.
Location. 48° 50.462′ N, 2° 23.322′ E.
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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: Caserne, août 1944 / Barracks, August 1944 (within shouting distance of this marker); École Élémentaire Publique Bignon Deported Jewish Students Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); École maternelle Elisa Lemmonier Deported Jewish Students Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Enfants du 12ème arrondissement déportés / 12th Arrondissement Deported Jewish Children Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
2. Jews of the 12th Arrondissement rounded up Memorial - wide view
Also see . . .
1. Les grandes rafles de Juifs en France (Chemins de Memoire, Ministère des Armées). Introduction:
The arrests of Jews in 1940 were specific and mostly involved men, foreigners and stateless people. They therefore did not provoke any unanimous disapproval or criticism. When the arrests became general and no longer spared French Jews, women and children, opinion changed. The change was slow at first, but gathered speed with the raid on the Vel d'Hiv and the large-scale raids of the summer of 1942 in the "free zone". It can even be said that these raids caused a reversal of public opinion in favour of those targeted. They also marked the beginning of ill-feeling towards the Vichy regime.(Submitted on October 12, 2024.)
In fact, as a result ofthese raids, Vichy came to be perceived as totally subservient to the occupying forces, even amongst anti-Semites and those partisan to extreme political collaboration. Apart from associating France with Nazi Germany, the large-scale raids of the summer of 1942 demonstrated a radicalisation of the anti-Jewish policy. It was in effect the first time that the raids had taken on such amplitude in France, indiscriminately targeting men, women, old people and young children. From the summer of 1942 onwards, all Jews in France were threatened, regardless of sex, age or nationality…Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 20243. Jews of the 12th Arrondissement rounded up Memorial - wider view
2. Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Wikipedia). Overview:
The Vel' d'Hiv' Roundup… was a mass arrest of Jewish families by French police and gendarmes at the behest of the German authorities, that took place in Paris on 16–17 July 1942. The roundup was one of several aimed at eradicating the Jewish population in France, both in the occupied zone and in the free zone that took place in 1942, as part of Opération Vent printanier (Operation Spring Wind). Planned by René Bousquet, Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, Theodor Dannecker and Helmut Knochen; It was the largest French deportation of Jews during the Holocaust.(Submitted on October 12, 2024.)
According to records of the Préfecture de Police, 13,152 Jews were arrested, including 4.115 children…
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
