Location: 7 Rue Nélaton, 75015 Paris, Paris.
Garden and memorial on the site of the former Vélodrome d'Hiver, location of the mass roundup of July 16-17, 1942.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: World War 2.
Coordinates: 48.85140, 2.28920.
This plaque is a stop on these walks: Paris Occupied: Shoah & Deportation, Shoah & Deportation - Essentials.
On Paris Occupied: Shoah & Deportation: This quiet garden stands where the Vélodrome d'Hiver once stood. In July 1942, more than 13,000 Jews – over 4,000 of them children – were held here by French police before deportation. The stones and first names around you turn anonymous numbers back into individual lives.
On Shoah & Deportation - Essentials: This quiet garden stands where the Vélodrome d'Hiver once stood. In July 1942, more than 13,000 Jews – over 4,000 of them children – were held here by French police before deportation. The stones and first names around you turn anonymous numbers back into individual lives.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Rafle du Vélodrome d'Hiver (232 m); Camille Monnin (245 m); Henri François Paquin, Raymond Berth (296 m); Bureau d'études Citroën (302 m); Société philanthropique (313 m).