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Pierre Lebrun and Martha
Righteous Among the Nations
On 5 September, in the hall of Our Lady of Cenilly Michel Harel, Minister for Administrative Affairs at the Embassy Israel in Paris gave a posthumous Medal and Diploma of Righteous names of Peter and Martha Lebrun.
They were represented by their many grandchildren:
Rene Lebrun Pierre Lebrun, Pierrette Dijou-Lebrun, Jeanine Neel-Lebrun Luc Lebrun, Jean-Noel Lebrun, Françoise Lebrun, Lebrun George ...
The ceremony was increased additionally by Denis Quesnel, Mayor of Our Lady of Cenilly and Didier Cerf, Delegate of the French Committee for Yad Vashem.
Summary File Yad Vashem:
- "Isaac and WOLNERMAN Frymeta, were born in Poland. They married in Paris in 1924 and are naturalized French in 1927. Wolnerman is Isaac hatter Boulevard Ménilmontant Paris 20e. The widening circle of family with three children:
Rose born in 1925,
Maurice born 1926
and Denise was born in 1936.
The elder, Rose, is shorthand typist since 1940 Merlot M., stationer rue de Lyon (Paris 12e). JAMARD Simone, born in 1921, is used to trade at the same stationer. A deep friendship linking the two girls. Rose knows the mother of his friend.
With the German occupation, living conditions in Paris are becoming increasingly difficult. Jews are persecuted.
In spring 1943, French police raided the apartment of Wolnerman.
Aware of the dangers, Rose takes his little sister Denise to Our Lady of Cenilly (50), by Pierre Lebrun and Martha (Martha's sister is none other than Germaine JAMARD).
LEBRUN The family is a bakery and coffee shop, assisted by their son Alfred (23 years) and their niece, Christiane (20 years).
Although Germans also came to the bakery and coffee, do not hesitate LEBRUN. These are people at heart, loving, determined to protect the little girl who is entrusted to them and as long as it takes.
Denise is now false name of "Volner," and goes for the little girl with friends in Paris, the safekeeping of the bombing and privation.
She goes to school and catechism so as not to arouse suspicion. Only the teacher and Rev. Mrs. LECOMTE VILLAIN know that the girl is Jewish. "
" Denise discovers rural areas. She receives news of his parents, and treats herself sends cards to Paris. There
has been no financial contribution. Quite the contrary and to the extent possible, LEBRUN send food packages to Paris.
After landing on 6 June 1944, the fighting and bombing intensified in the region. On 26 July, LEBRUN and other refugees fortunately decided to flee to a nearby hamlet "The Picanière.
A bomb destroys the house while Cenilly, killing or injuring neighbors.
After a few days off again LEBRUN family living in a local bakery.
During September 1944, Simone comes JAMARD stop searching Denise. The return to Paris is hectic ...
WOLNERMAN whole family is together again, saved from the Holocaust, forever grateful vis-à-vis LEBRUN. "
Denise Wolnerman:
-" I am pleased to have contributed to the humanism of Martha and Pierre Lebrun is finally recognized. With them I experienced the family life, rural life where everybody knows everybody ...
Until 1959, I spent all my holidays at Notre Dame at home.
After that, I'm not back, as to evacuate this time. I do not want to live only in the past. But I wrote for forty years to Lebrun ... "
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(Ph.: Channel Free / DR).
- "Following the ceremony that honors the Righteous and Martha Pierre Lebrun, bakers at Notre Dame in 1943-1944 Cenilly who hid a Jewish girl, and Lebrun Jamard families gathered for a family reunion particularly moving. 115 cousins from across shared a great feast in the hall of Our Lady of Cenilly ...
The grandchildren of former bakery honored "Righteous Among the Nations" a few hours earlier, were happy this day of sharing and recognition.
Among them, at the head table, the fake "cousin of Paris," Denise Wolnerman and his brother Maurice, both become full members of the family-Lebrun Jamard, Family of heart cons injustice. "
(September 18, 2010).
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