Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Piprot d'Alleaume
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024
1. Piprot d'Alleaume Marker
Piprot d'Alleaume, of Marseilles, France, saved Lore Bermann Beitman, of Wilmington. A devout Catholic and Dominican priest, Father d'Alleaume opened a hotel school in Marseilles, employing about 15 Jewish girls as well as non-Jews. Working at the hotel provided the girls freedom and safety to an extent that even with the Germans positioned on the mountains overlooking Marseilles, Piprot d'Alleaume was able to protect the girls from even hearing of Nazi barbarism. German-born Lore Bermann Beitman was one of several Jewish lives d'Alleaume saved, having been separated from her family during the French deportations to Auschwitz in 1942. d'Alleaume took in Lore in 1943 and gave her the name Jeanne Durst, helping to change her identity to one more common from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. Like the other girls, she felt completely free under d'Alleaume's care. Father Piprot d'Alleaume died in France of natural causes in the early 1960s.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included
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Location. 39° 48.583′ N, 75° 33.181′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It can be reached from Coulee Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1346 Coulee Way, Wilmington DE 19803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Children's Memorial (here, next to this marker); Raoul Wallenberg (here, next to this marker); Mr. Krivienko (here, next to this marker); King Christian of Denmark, The Danish Church, and the Danish People (a few steps from this marker); Noel Barrot (a few steps from this marker); Ger and Gerard van Raan (a
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024
2. Piprot d'Alleaume Marker - wide view
More about this marker. Marker is located in the Garden of the Righteous Gentiles.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
