Picpus in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
École maternelle Elisa Lemmonier Deported Jewish Students Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
1. École maternelle Elisa Lemmonier Deported Jewish Students Memorial Marker
Elle fut exterminée dans les camps de la mort.
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 with the active complicity of the Vichy government.
They were exterminated in the death camps.
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° 50.45′ N, 2° 23.368′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Picpus. It is on Rue Elisa Lemonnier, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 15 Rue Elisa Lemonnier, Paris, Île-de-France 75012, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Juifs du 12ème arrondissement raflés / Jews of the 12th Arrondissement rounded up Memorial (within shouting 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); Enfants du 12ème arrondissement déportés / 12th Arrondissement Deported Jewish Children Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jardin de Reuilly - Paul Pernin (1992) (about 150 meters away); Square Eugène-Thomas (1877) (about 150 meters away); École Rue de Picpus Jewish Student Deportation Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Rothschild Hospital Holocaust Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Paris (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
2. Ecole maternelle Elisa Lemmonier Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wide view
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 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.(Submitted on November 25, 2024.)
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.
Allied forces liberated Paris on August 25, 1944. At least 50,000 Parisian Jews, most of them foreign-born, had been deported and murdered.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
