The AP-HP announced Thursday, June 30, to withdraw from one of its buildings the name of a surgeon, René Leriche, president of the Council of the Order of Physicians under the Vichy regime, who “
actively contributed to the census, to the denunciation and spoliation
" of Jewish doctors.
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This building bore the name of René Leriche who, if he was a great surgeon, had been president of the Council of the National Order of Physicians under the Vichy regime, which notably applied the professional ban on Jewish doctors, actively contributing to their census, their denunciation and their spoliation
, ”said the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) in a press release.
This building of the former Broussais hospital, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, which houses training centers, a genomics platform and will be the headquarters of the future school of surgery, is now called the "
Ady Steg
" building, named after of a professor of urology and former president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (Crif).
“
More than a symbol.
A rediscovered honor.
A justified tribute
, ”tweeted the boss of the AP-HP, Martin Hirsch, about to leave office.
