Robert Birenbaum
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Robert Birenbaum (21 July 1926 – 22 November 2025) was a French resistance fighter.
Birenbaum was born in Paris on 21 July 1926, the son of Polish Jewish born, Moshe and Rywka Birenbaum. His parents, naturalized French citizens in 1935, ran a grocery store in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.[1] A member of the Communist Youth, he chose to join the Resistance at the invitation of his aunt Dora, herself a communist and a resistance fighter.[2]
On 17 July 1942, the day after the Vel d'Hiv roundup from which he had escaped, he joined the Resistance at the age of 15.[3]
In August 1944, he participated in the Liberation of Paris, being in charge of organizing the uprising of the 18th, 19th and 20th arrondissements.[4]
On 18 June 2023, he was awarded the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron at Mont Valérien.[5]
Birenbaum died on 22 November 2025, at the age of 99.[6]
References
- ↑ Cordelier, Jérôme (14 February 2024). "Robert Birenbaum : « Le jour où l'on a mis l'étoile jaune pour la première fois tout a changé »". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ La-Croix.com (17 February 2024). "Robert Birenbaum, résistant : Missak Manouchian au Panthéon, « même à 97 piges, j'irai en courant ! »". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Roque, Eva. "Robert Birenbaum, ultra résistant". Libération (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "« 16 ans, résistant » : Robert Birenbaum, un juif parisien face aux Allemands" (in French). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "La panthéonisation de Missak Manouchian célèbre l'esprit universaliste de la Résistance" (in French). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Eschapasse, Baudouin (22 November 2025). "Le résistant Robert Birenbaum est mort". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
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