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École Élémentaire Publique Bignon Deported Jewish Students Memorial

 
 
École Élémentaire Publique Bignon Deported Jewish Students Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
1. École Élémentaire Publique Bignon Deported Jewish Students Memorial Marker
Inscription.  
A la mémoire des élèves de cette école déportés de 1942 a 1944 parce qu'ils étaient nés juifs, victimes innocentes de la barbarie nazie avec la complicité active du Gouvernement de Vichy.

Ils furent exterminés 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° 50.433′ N, 2° 23.319′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Picpus. It is on Rue Bignon. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4 Rue Bignon, Paris, Île-de-France 75012, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic
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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: Caserne, août 1944 / Barracks, August 1944 (here, next to this marker); Juifs du 12ème arrondissement raflés / Jews of the 12th Arrondissement rounded up Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); École maternelle Elisa Lemmonier Deported Jewish Students Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Enfants du 12ème arrondissement déportés / 12th Arrondissement Deported Jewish Children Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Square Eugène-Thomas (1877) (about 120 meters away); Jardin de Reuilly - Paul Pernin (1992) (about 150 meters away); Rothschild Hospital Holocaust Memorial (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); École Rue de Picpus Jewish Student Deportation Memorial (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
École Élémentaire Publique Bignon Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
2. École Élémentaire Publique Bignon Deported Jewish Students Memorial - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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Jul. 10, 2026