6 April 2023: 80 years, memory of a place of life 80 years ago, in April 1943, the “Home of refugee children from Hérault” was opened by Sabine and Miron Zlatin. During almost a year, over a hundred Jewish children from all over Europe were welcomed at the Maison d’Izieu, to escape from racist and anti-Semitic persecutions. 61 of them were saved. On 6 April 1944, 44 children between the ages of 4 and 17, were arrested and then deported on the order of Klaus Barbie, head of Gestapo in Lyon. With the exception of two teenagers and Miron Zlatin, who were shot in Reval (today Tallinn) in Estonia, the whole group was deported to Auschwitz. Only Léa Feldblum survived. On 6 April 2023, a great commemoration ceremony was organised to pay them tribute. Firstly, two commemorative ceremonies were held in Brégnier-Cordon and then in Izieu, in the presence of Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, Samuel Pintel and Roger Wolman, two former children of the house and Pierre-André Wiltzer, son of the sub-prefect of Belley in 1943. The day was continued with the discovery of the busts of Sabine and Miron Zlatin, which were created by the artist Denis Chetnboune and by the opening of the new exhibition “L’année 1943 à la colonie, dans les collections de la Maison d’Izieu” [“The year 1943 at the House, from the collections from Maison d’Izieu”]. Finally, two conferences gave the possibility to look back at the development of one of the first places of remembrance of the Shoah in 1993 and the role of places of remembrance today. Commemoration of the Izieu roundup Watch the replqy of the commemoration ceremony (in French) Round table : How did Historians, architects and muséographes approach the development of one of the first memorial sites dedicated to the Shoah? Watch the replay of the commemoration ceremony (in French) Press reports France 3 région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – France infos : SEE THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE COMMEMORATION OF 6 APRIL SEE THE STORIES OF FORMER CHILDREN OF IZIEU France culture : LISTEN TO THE PODCAST : LE COURS DE L’HISTOIRE LISTEN TO THE PODCAST : ESPRIT DES LIEUX La revue l’Éléphant : SEE THE ARTICLE Le Progrès : article : Il y a 80 ans… Article : “on était choyé et bien nourris” Article : Un lieu entre violence et tolérance RCF Radio : LISTEN TO THE PODCAST A look back through photos 01 / 28 Program of the day COMMEMORATION 79 years since the roundup of the children and adults of the home of Izieu 11h00 • 11h15 Official ceremony in Brégnier-Cordon, gathering in front of the stele (La Bruyère) Speech by Thierry Vergain, mayor of Brégnier-Cordon 11h30 • 12h15 Official ceremony in Izieu, gathering in front of the House of Izieu Speech by Thierry Philip, President of the Maison d’Izieu, Pierre-André Wiltzer, son of the former sub-prefect of Belley Pierre-Marcel Wiltzer and Serge Klarsfeld, President of the FFDJF (Association of Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees from France). Reading of the names by students of the Lycée Ampère de Lyon Kaddish by Samuel Pintel, former child of the House of Izieu Laying down of 51 roses by the students of CM2 de l’École Charles de Foucauld de LyonMinute of silence Ceremony broadcast online from 11h30 on the Maison d’Izieu Facebook page. VERNISSAGE DE L’EXPOSITION « L’année 1943 à la Colonie, dans les collections de la Maison d’Izieu » [“The year 1943 at the House, from the collections from Maison d’Izieu”] discovery of the busts of Sabine and Miron Zlatin created by the artist Denis Chetboune. 12h15 • 15h00 Inauguration in the Zlatin Gallery in the museum Visit of the exhibition in small groups. MEETING IN THE MUSEUM 30 years after the presidential decree that made the Maison d’Izieu a site of national memory : where do we stand now? 14h • 14h45 Round table n°1 • How did Historians, architects and muséographes approach the development of one of the first memorial sites dedicated to the Shoah? Wiltzer hall With Pierre Birnbaum, historian, François Guiguet, architect for the memorial-museum project in 1993 and Hélène Waysbord-Loing, honorary Presidnet of the Maison d’Izieu. Moderation : Brigitte Sion, President of the scientific council of the Maison d’Izieu 15h15 • 16h15 Show recorded by France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes • What is the role of a site of memory today? Museum/Grange 1 With Dominique Vidaud, director of the Maison d’Izieu, Olivier Lalieu, head of the network of memorial sites in France, Mémorial de la Shoah from Paris, Sophie Elizéon, Interministerial delegate for the fight against racism, antisemitism and anti-LGBT hatred, Piotr Cywinski, director of the State Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau and Brigitte Sion, President of the scientific council of the Maison d’Izieu. Presentation : Bérangère Bourgeot, journalist at France 3 Rhône-Alpes The show will be broadcasted on 16 avril 2023 at 10h50 on France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM (IN FRENCH) Share on your social networks