Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Square Michel-Caldaguès Jewish Children’s Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 9, 2025
1. Square Michel-Caldaguès Jewish Children’s Memorial
de Vichy, complice del l'occupant nazi,
plus de 11000 enfants furent
déportés de France de 1942 a 1944,
et assassinés a Auschwitz
parce qu'ils etaient nés juifs.
Nombre d'entre eux vivaient a Paris
dans le 1e arrt. Parmi eux, 5 “tout-petits”
n'ont pas eu le temps de frequenter l'ecole
Passant, lis leur nom,
ta memoire est leur unique
sépulture
Bernard Freilich 2 ans
Marceline Kogan 2 ans
Denise Kohl 2 ans
Henri Pilo 4 ans
Madeleine Zelechowski 2 ans
Ne les oublions jamais
Arrested by the Vichy government police, complicit with the Nazi occupiers, more than 11,000 children were deported from France between 1942 and 1944 and murdered at Auschwitz because they were born Jewish.
Many of them lived in Paris in the First Arrondissement. Among them, five “little ones” had not reached the age for attending school.
Passerby, read their name, your memory is their only place of rest
Bernard Freilich 2 years
Marceline Kogan 2 years
Denise Kohl 2 years
Henri Pilo 4 years
Madeleine Zelechowski 2 years
Let us never forget them
Erected 2013.
this page online
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° 51.611′ N, 2° 20.447′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. It is at the intersection of Rue de l'Amiral de Coligny and Place du Louvre, on the right when traveling north on Rue de l'Amiral de Coligny. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75001, 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: Jean-François Cail (within shouting distance of this marker); Oratoire du Louvre (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hospice des Quinze-Vingts (about 210 meters away); Square du Vert-Galant
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 9, 2025
2. Square Michel-Caldaguès Jewish Children’s Memorial - wide view
Also see . . . The Holocaust in France (Wikipedia). Overview:
The Holocaust in France was the persecution, deportation, and annihilation of Jews between 1940 and 1944 in occupied France, metropolitan Vichy France, and in Vichy-controlled French North Africa, during World War II. The persecution began in 1940, and culminated in deportations of Jews from France to Nazi concentration camps in Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied Poland. The deportation started in 1942 and lasted until July 1944. In 1940, 340,000 Jews, about one half French citizens and one-half refugees from Nazi Germany, were living in continental France. More than 75,000 Jews, mostly foreign Jews, were deported to death camps, where about 72,500 were killed.(Submitted on April 30, 2025.)
Antisemitism was prevalent throughout Europe at the time. As in other German-occupied and aligned states, the Nazis in France relied to a considerable extent on the co-operation of local authorities to carry out what they called the Final Solution. The government of Vichy France and the French police organized and implemented the roundups of Jews. Although the vast majority of the deported Jews were killed, the overall survival rate of the Jewish population in France was up to 75%, which is one of the highest survival rates in Europe
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
