It was very moving to see where he lived, as it was just a normal street. I can't imagine something like that ever happening to me. Thank you Yad Vashem UK Foundation for this opportunity to help remember Isaac.
Isaac celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on
29 July 2023
I was twinned with Isaac Eskenazi from Paris for my bar mitzvah, which was on 29th July 2023. Isaac died age 11 and did not get to have his own bar mitzvah. I did a sponsored swim to raise money for Tikva UK in memory of him. I chose Tikva UK so I was able to help children affected by the war in Ukraine and wanted to use my time to be able to help. I raised over £600.
To keep Isaac’s memory alive, I visited his address in Paris last week, 21 Rue Godefroy Caviagnac. He was taken to Auschwitz from this address when he was 11. It was very moving to see where he lived, as it was just a normal street. I can’t imagine something like that ever happening to me. We then visited the Shoah museum, and saw his name in the wall of names which was very emotional. We found a picture of his family in the gallery of children and learnt more about him.
Thank you Yad Vashem UK Foundation for this opportunity to help remember Isaac.
I can’t imagine something like that ever happening to me.