Villette in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
École Rue Jomard Deported Jewish Students Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2024
1. École Rue Jomard Deported Jewish Students Memorial Marker
Ils furent exterminés dans les camps de la mort. 390 enfants vivaient dans le 19ème.
Ne les oublions jamais
In memory of the students of this school complex who from 1942 to 1944 were deported because they were born Jewish, innocent victims of Nazi barbarity with the complicity of the Vichy Government.
They were exterminated in the death camps. 390 children lived in the 19th Arrondissement.
Let us never forget them
Erected 2003.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 48° 53.385′ N, 2° 22.778′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Villette. It is on Rue Jomard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Rue Jomard, Paris, Île-de-France
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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: Square Serge Reggiani (1929) (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Serge Grivillers (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Regis Pallut (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); École Élémentaire Barbanègre Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Helno (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Square Marcel-Mouloudji (1986) (approx. half a kilometer away); Marie Curie (approx. half a kilometer away); Albert Platek (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . They Were Children (Google Arts and Culture). Full title - They were children: Deportation and Rescue of Jewish Children in Paris, 1940-1945. Excerpt:
Arrest and Deportation: More than 6,100 children were(Submitted on December 3, 2024.)arrested in Paris during the Holocaust, mostly by the municipal police. Most of them were deported to the Auschwitz camp in Poland where they were exterminated upon arrival.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 20242. École Rue Jomard Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
