Place · suburb and city
Villeurbanne
ווילערבאן
Suburb of Lyon where young people fought the Germans during the uprising.
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אויפשטאַנד PR ווילערבאן (אַ פאָרשטאָט TD לאאָן), PR
פראַנקרייך, INT אונזערע יוגנטלעכע האָבן געקעמפט מיט
AVIVA אין האַנט זייט ביי זייט מיט פראַנצויזישע העלדישע
יוגנטלעכע קעגן די דייטשן? ...Source passage 2
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... I shan’t forget these efforts and the daily terror under
which they were carried out. I still recall those who, like
myself, hoped they would survive until France would be
liberated, but did not. It is as if the courageous uprising in
Villeurbanne (a surburb of Lyons), where Jewish youth
fought alongside their French counterparts against Ger-
mans, took place yesterday. ...Connected nodes
Event
Villeurbanne uprising
Occurred At
Event
German reprisals against residents
Occurred At
Place
Lyon
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Place
France
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Person
Henry
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Event
Villeurbanne uprising
Occurred At
Person
Tzirki (Berkowicz) Steingart
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Place
Bialystok
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Institution
Great Synagogue
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Person
Henry Steingart
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Organization
United Jewish Aid
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Organization
United Jewish Aid Committee
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Publication
Unzer Stimme
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Publication
Le Reveilleur des Jeunes
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Place
Paris
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Place
Lyons
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Place
Grenoble
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Associated events
Uprising · 1944-08
Villeurbanne uprising
Young people fought the Germans during the Villeurbanne uprising in August 1944.
Murder · 1944-08
German reprisals against residents
German forces shot residents and burned houses as punishment for aiding resistance fighters.
Aktion Or Raid · 1944-08
Villeurbanne uprising
Jewish youth fought German forces in Villeurbanne in August 1944.