Alphonse Heimst
1922–1944 (age 22)
Biography
Alphonse Heimst, born in 1922, lived in Ivry-sur-Seine during a time of growing unease, yet he remained connected to the fabric of his neighborhood and the friendships that sustained it. He shared in the collective resilience of the city’s residents.
Alphonse’s death in 1944 is remembered by those who knew him as a moment when yet another neighbor was taken from the community.