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France commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized
French authorities said the plaque honored a family recognized by Israel for saving a child during the 1942 roundup.
- On Sunday, France commemorated the Vel d'Hiv roundup, a 1942 mass arrest of Jews, while officials reported that a Paris plaque honoring rescuers was vandalized ahead of the ceremony.
- More than 4,500 French police officers mobilized in July 1942 to round up Jews under the Vichy France government, eventually deporting 13,152 people to Nazi death camps.
- The targeted plaque honored a family recognized by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations for saving a 13-year-old child during the raids, a period when French authorities collaborated with Nazi Germany.
- Deputy Defense Minister Alice Rufo condemned the vandalism, stating that "to attack the Righteous is to desecrate the entire universe," as the Republic works to keep victims' memory alive.
- Following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel and the war in Gaza, France has faced a surge in antisemitic acts across Europe, making these annual commemorations increasingly vital.
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Rescuers' plaque vandalized before Paris Holocaust ceremony
Rescuers’ plaque vandalized before Paris Holocaust ceremony. French officials condemned the defacement of a monument honoring a family that hid a Jewish child from the 1942 mass wartime arrests. The post Rescuers plaque vandalized before Paris Holocaust ceremony appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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Paris plaque honoring Holocaust rescuers vandalized before Vel d’Hiv commemoration
The plaque, which honors Arsene et Angele Richard and their daughter Marcelle for saving the life of 13-year-old Edmond Rajchman, was broken down the middle and is now missing most of the words.
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