Roquette in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Oël Moché

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024

1. Oël Moché Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Guerre 1914-1918
Ici le 24 aout 1914
eut lieu le recrutement
des engages volontaires
israelites orientaux
dont plusieurs centaines
sont morts pour la France

(War 1914-1918 Here on August 24, 1914, took place the recruitment of Sephardic Jewish volunteers, several hundred of whom died for France.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is August 24, 1914.

Location. 48° 51.49′ N, 2° 22.658′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Roquette. It is on Rue Sedaine, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 68 Rue Sedaine, Paris, Île-de-France 75011, 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: Ecole Maternelle Publique Popincourt Deported Jewish Students Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jean Verrier (about 120 meters away); Place Léon Blum (about 150 meters away); Mémorial pour les chevaux réquisitionnés / Requisitioned Horses Memorial

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(about 180 meters away); Les Botanistes: rue du Chemin Vert (about 210 meters away); Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (about 210 meters away); École Élémentaire Godefroy Cavaignac Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Square Olga-Bancic (2006) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Rue Sedaine (Wikipedia, in French). Excerpt (in translation):

At no. 68, rue Sedaine, a commemorative plaque recalls that during the First World War many Oriental Jews, mainly from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, then under the domination of the Ottoman Empire, fought in the French ranks. It was in this building that a recruitment office for Jewish volunteers was opened on August 24, 1914, several hundred of whom died for France.

(Submitted on December 5, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Sephardim, Ohel-Moche

Oël Moché Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024

2. Oël Moché Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.