Location: 6 Rue des Hospitalières Saint-Gervais, 75004 Paris, Paris.
In front of this ordinary primary school, a plaque recalls that 260 Jewish children from the school were deported, many after the Vél d'Hiv roundup. None returned. The headmaster Joseph Migneret tried to save some pupils and was later recognised as Righteous Among the Nations.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: World War 2.
Coordinates: 48.85640, 2.35770.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Paris Occupied: Shoah & Deportation.
On Paris Occupied: Shoah & Deportation: In front of this ordinary primary school, a plaque recalls that 260 Jewish children from the school were deported, many after the Vél d'Hiv roundup. None returned. The headmaster Joseph Migneret tried to save some pupils and was later recognised as Righteous Among the Nations. A simple school gate holds an unbearable number.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Rue des Rosiers - The Pletzl (33 m); Maison à l'enseigne du faucheur (94 m); Maison à l'enseigne du mouton (95 m); Famille Engros (104 m); Baruch et Dora Matykanski (107 m).