Location: Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris, Paris.
Rue des Rosiers is at the heart of the historic Jewish quarter, often called the 'Pletzl'. Before the war, Yiddish was spoken here and small kosher shops lined the street. Today, falafel stands and boutiques share the same pavements. The Shoah tried to erase a whole everyday world that still, partly, survives.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: World War 2.
Coordinates: 48.85670, 2.35770.
This plaque is a stop on these walks: Paris Occupied: Shoah & Deportation, Shoah & Deportation - Essentials.
On Paris Occupied: Shoah & Deportation: Rue des Rosiers is at the heart of the historic Jewish quarter, often called the "Pletzl". Before the war, Yiddish was spoken here and small kosher shops lined the street. Today, falafel stands and boutiques share the same pavements. Ending the walk here reminds us that the Shoah tried to erase a whole everyday world that still, partly, survives.
On Shoah & Deportation - Essentials: Rue des Rosiers is at the heart of the historic Jewish quarter, often called the "Pletzl". Before the war, Yiddish was spoken here and small kosher shops lined the street. Today, falafel stands and boutiques share the same pavements. Ending the walk here reminds us that the Shoah tried to erase a whole everyday world that still, partly, survives.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Square of the 260 Children (33 m); Famille Engros (87 m); Baruch et Dora Matykanski (89 m); Roger Fleischman (91 m); Philippe de Champagne (98 m).