“A la m\u00e9moire de Mireille et Georges Boumendil…” This inscription on the Plaque comm\u00e9morative Mireille et Georges BOUMENDIL War memorial tells a story of unimaginable suffering, a story we must never forget. It is a reminder of the dark days of World War II and how the horrors of the Holocaust reached even this corner of Paris. The memorial commemorates Mireille and Georges Boumendil, a couple who lived in the building that once stood on this site. They were victims of the tragic round-up that took place in Marseille in 1943. Because they were Jewish, they were deported to the infamous Sobibor death camp, where they met their end at the hands of the Nazis. There are no other details about their lives mentioned on the plaque, but the details themselves are a powerful reminder of the brutality of a time not so long ago. The Plaque comm\u00e9morative Mireille et Georges BOUMENDIL War memorial serves as a silent witness to this terrible tragedy. Even if we cannot know the specific details of Mireille and Georges’s lives, their memory lives on in this stone inscription. It is a reminder to us to stand against hatred and prejudice and to always fight for a more just world.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Air
Beneath what appears to be a simple stone and wood structure lies a history interwoven with faith aviation and community.