Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France
The Mémorial de la Déportation des Juifs de France is a memorial in Israel to the deportation of Jews from France during the National Socialist era. Located in a pine forest near Beit Shemesh, near Neve Michael in the Elah Valley, the site was built through…Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of Elah and Tel Adullam.
Valley of Elah
Valley
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The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the Shephelah area of Israel. It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath.
Tel Adullam
Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the Shephelah "lowland" cities of the land of Judah. Tel Adullam is situated 2½ km south of Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France.
Horbat Bet Netef
Ruins
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Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian village, located some 20 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron. Horbat Bet Netef is situated 3 km northwest of Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neve Michael and Aviezer.
Neve Michael
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neve Michael also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Adullam region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the Elah Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Aviezer
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aviezer is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located seven kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 920.
Geva’ot Eden
Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giv'ot Eden, also spelled Geva'ot Eden, is a community settlement in central Israel, officially designated as such in 2023. Located in the Judean Mountains, 41.7 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Israel
- Categories: cenotaph and historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.67375° or 31° 40′ 26″ northLongitude
35.01202° or 35° 0′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G3QM2F6+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 12311422301OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q6603615
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France” goes by many names.
- German: “Gedenkstätte zur Deportation der Juden aus Frankreich”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטה לזכר יהודי צרפת”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטה לזכר קורבנות השואה בצרפת”
- Italian: “Memoriale della deportazione degli ebrei dalla Francia”
- Russian: “Памятник французских евреев, погибших в Холокосте.”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал депортації євреїв з Франції”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Horbat Buz and Olive press ruins.
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