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In a boarding school called
Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant Jesus in Avon, three Jewish children
were hidden. They became the tragic heroes of Louis Malle's film Au revoir, les
enfants: Jacques HALPERN (Jacques Dupré), Hans-Helmut MICHEL (Jean Bonnet), and Maurice
SCHLOSSER (Maurice Sabatier). All three were deported on
convoy 67 of February 3, 1944. Maryvonne
Braunschveig published the result of her remarkable investigation, through
which we have pictures of these children and the memories of some of their
classmates.
Jacques HALPERN was born on July 14, 1926, in Paris.
In 1943, I was in 10th grade with Jacques Dupré. He was a good
student, especially in mathematics and science, but he was rather reserved.
What distinguished him from the others was his maturity. Of middle height,
olive-skinned, he seemed a bit older than us. He joined in enthusiastically in
play during recess; I don't remember if he was especially close to any one of
us. – François de Sieyès
I knew Dupré very
well. He stayed in school on Saturdays and Sundays and helped me with little
jobs around the school. He was very joyful. He sang musical comedy songs. He
taught me [the song] 'Madame Arthur was talked about for a long time?
– Jacques Mathieu, former bursar of the school
Hans-Helmut
MICHEL was born on November 6, 1930, in Frankfurt. Jean Bonnet was an
admirable boy of subtle intelligence, tall, thin, brown hair, piercing eyes. Of
a retiring nature, but an excellent schoolmate. Not very athletic. –
Charles-Louis La Caze
I remember him as being dark, curly-haired, kind
of a child Kafka, I suppose. – Louis Malle
Maurice
SCHLOSSER was born on December 15, 1928, in Paris. Sabatier was in my
class. I know that for a while we were next to each other in the dormitory. We
were always together. He was a bit isolated from the others (because of the
circumstances) and so was I, but because of my temperament. I remember him very
well: curly hair; nearly blond, a very pale skin. He blushed all the time. I
even remember his voice very well. He spoke of his parents but quickly changed
the subject. Once or twice he had a visitor. I can see him standing in a
corridor speaking to a man in a beret. He told me afterwards that it was a
member of his family. – Henri de Vogüé
(Page 84 shows their names entered on the
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CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST A memorial
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