Ile de la Cité in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Edmond Fleg

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

1. Edmond Fleg Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Edmond Fleg
Poete Dramaturge
Romancier
A vecu 56 ans dans cette maison
de 1908 jusqu'a sa mort
15 octobre 1963

(English translation:)
Edmond Fleg - Poet, Playwright, and Novelist - lived for 56 years in this house from 1908 until his death on October 15, 1963.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1963.

Location. 48° 51.175′ N, 2° 21.121′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Ile de la Cité. It is on Quai aux Fleurs, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Quai aux Fleurs, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vladimir Jankélévitch (here, next to this marker); Square Jean XXIII (within shouting distance of this marker); Yvonne Netter (within shouting distance of this marker); Ile Saint-Louis (within shouting distance of this marker); Rene Coty (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Edmond Haraucourt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bells of Notre Dame (within shouting distance of this marker); Héloïse and Abelard (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Edmond Fleg (Wikipedia). Overview:

Edmond Flegenheimer, better known as Edmond Fleg, (26 November 1874 – 15 October 1963) was a Jewish French writer, thinker, novelist, essayist and playwright of the 20th century. Fleg's oeuvre was crucial in constructing a modern French Jewish identity, rendering him an instrumental figure in the Jewish awakening during the interwar years. After World War I, Jewish writers began articulating a new, cultural definition of what it meant to be a Jew within the context of French Third Republic universalism. Through his writings — based on Jewish and Christian texts—Fleg formed the foundation of a modern French Jewish spirituality and self-understanding, which allowed secular French Jews to preserve their Jewish identity. In doing so, Fleg was calling for an exploration of the living texts of traditional Judaism as the basis for a modern Jewish identity, establishing
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

2. Edmond Fleg Marker - wide view
The marker is a little to the right and above the silver Prius, just above the marker for Vladimir Jankélévitch.
a new literary direction devoted to re-interpreting biblical texts and legends, and liturgies.

(Submitted on October 17, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Jewish

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.