Hooded individuals degraded at night the Wall of the Righteous and other places in the neighborhood.
This act of vandalism occurred on the anniversary of the raid of May 14, 1941, during which about 3,700 Jews from the Marais and the Paris region were arrested, transferred to the Loiret camps before being deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Birkenau, in June and July 1942 to be murdered.
A complaint has been filed, the police investigation is ongoing. In a climate of rising anti-Semitism, we are outraged by this cowardly and hateful act, regardless of the authors and the meaning of these «red hands» tagged.
«Our institution is a place of education and historical knowledge» says Jacques Fredj, director of the Memorial. “We act against intolerance and ignorance in a time of confusion and instrumentalization of the history of the Holocaust and genocide. Nothing will undermine our resolve. On the contrary, this heinous act shows how necessary our action is now more than ever. We will continue to expand and amplify our educational and educational work against barbarism, anti-Semitism and all forms of intolerance.”
The Memorial would like to thank the many people who have shown their support.
