During the night of 13 to 14 May, hooded individuals damaged the Wall of the Righteous and other places in the neighborhood.

Hooded individuals damaged the wall of the Just and other places in the neighborhood during the night.

This act of vandalism occurred on the anniversary of the roundup of 14 May 1941 during which about 3,700 Jews from the Marais and the Paris region were arrested, transferred to the camps in the Loiret before being deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Birkenau, in June and July 1942 to be murdered there.

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, whatever the authors and the meaning of these tagged "red hands".

"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 moment of confusion and instrumentalization of the history of the Shoah and genocides. Nothing will undermine our determination. On the contrary, this heinous act shows how much our action is needed now more than ever. We will not stop deploying and amplifying our work of education and pedagogy against barbarism, anti-Semitism and any form of intolerance".

The Memorial would like to thank the many people who showed their support.