Rothschild Hospital is a hospital in the

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, operated by the

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. Initially built to serve the Jewish community of East Paris, it specializes in

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and rehabilitation as well as several different aspects of

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, notably

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and

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History

In the middle of the 19th century,

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founded a hospital at 76 rue de Picpus which included a

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for the elderly. The hospital opened on 25 May 1852 and was initially opened to treat and welcome Jewish patients. On the initiative of Baron

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, the hospital received supplementary funds to build a new building on Rue Picpus. The building was completely reconstructed by architect Lucien Bechmann (1880–1968) between 1912 and 1914. The new Rothschild Hospital, situated on Rue Santerre opened its doors in 1914, a few meters from the former hospital, which was turned into a home for the elderly. Declared a military auxiliary hospital during the

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, it received wounded from the front and civilian victims regardless of their religious background. On 15 June 1918, the hospital was hit during a raid by German air forces. At the end of the war, the hospital returned to its role as a hospital for Jewish patients. During the

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in World War II, it was placed under the control of Nazi occupying forces and used as a detention center. The hospital was called a "mousetrap": Jewish women who gave birth at the hospital would be required to register and surrender their children to the

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immediately after birth. A resistance network was organized with the help of medical personnel in the hospital. Many children were declared

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to prevent the Nazis of being aware of their existence.

Rothschild as a Public Hospital

On 1 January 1954, after forty years of private management, the

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donated the hospital to the Paris public hospital system for the symbolic cost of one

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. Since then, the hospital building has been modified a number of times, with older sections being replaced with more modern buildings. Between 2009 and 2011, new buildings were added that are accessible from the main entrance at Rue Santerre. Their specialty also shifted to

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and Rehabilitation From its website, the hospital describes itself as: In 2013, an unused wing of the hospital served as the filming location for the film ''

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'' by

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. The movie presents the difficult situation facing public hospitals in France and the problems their personnel face.Yannick Vely
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''

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'', 4 septembre 2014.

Notable staff

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, member of the medical council, 1937 * Arnold Netter, Professor and Gynecologist * * Madame Georges Getting, founder of the hospital social services division in 1930,.,

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* René Wolfomm and Jean Dry, allergists, 1970–1980 *

Léon Zadoc-Kahn Léon Zadoc-Kahn (2September 187023November 1943) was a French medical doctor, the Chief Medical Officer of the Rothschild Hospital, Paris, treasurer of the Curie Institute (Paris), Curie Foundation and the Chair of the Central Committee of Keren ...

, son of Chief Rabbi of France Zadoc Kahn, Chief Physician of the hospital, president of the central committee of Keren Hayessod France. He and his wife, Suzanne Zadoc-Kahn, were deported to Auschwitz, where they were killed upon arrival on 23 November 1943.

Transit access

The hospital is accessible by

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at '' Bel Air ''and '' Daumesnil/Felix Éboué'' stations, as well as on

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at ''Daumesnil''. By bus, the hospital is close to several

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bus lines, including routes .

Notes and references

Bibliography

* .
Historique de l'hôpital Rothschild
Archives de l'AP-HP

Documentary

* ''Les Enfants juifs sauvés de l'hôpital Rothschild'', 2017.

External links

Page de présentation de l'hôpital sur le site officiel de l'AP-HP

Archives sur l'hôpital Rothschild, conservées par les Archives de l'AP-HP
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