MAISON D'IZIEU - MEMORIAL TO EXTERMINATED JEWISH CHILDREN
House listed among the three national memorial sites for victims of racist and anti-Semitic persecution in France.
Maison d'Izieu is one of three national memorial sites for victims of racist and anti-Semitic persecution, along with the former internment camp at Gurs (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris. From May 1943 to April 1944, Sabine and Miron Zlatin sheltered and hid over a hundred Jewish children to protect them. The couple themselves were of the Jewish faith. The memorial character of Maison d'Izieu is based on the sad day of April 6, 1944, when 44 children and 7 adults were rounded up on the orders of Klaus Barbie. Only Miron Zlatin (later shot in Tallinn) and two other young teenagers escaped. The Maison d'Izieu, a unique site with an incredible panorama, welcomes over 30,000 visitors a year, nearly half of them schoolchildren. The memorial was inaugurated on April 24, 1994. Two buildings can be visited with a guide:
The house, where you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the time, and where you can see archives representing moments in life (children's drawings, letters, photographs...).
The permanent exhibition in the barn and its extension. Visitors are invited to question the memory of historical events, to relate the little story of Maison d'Izieu to the Second World War, to protest against crimes against humanity...
The Maison d'Izieu is a living place of memory in the fight against intolerance and racism. It's a powerful but necessary visit for all generations.
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Members' reviews on MAISON D'IZIEU - MEMORIAL TO EXTERMINATED JEWISH CHILDREN
Un lieu à visiter pour se souvenir de notre passé, et s'interroger sur le monde actuel.
Mon coup de coeur : les portraits réalisés par Winfried Veit qui redonnent vie aux enfants d'Izieu déportés.