Review of the trial of Klaus Barbie
Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 7:30 pm
© Shoah Memorial/coll. Serge Klarsfeld
On 11 May 1987, the trial of Klaus Barbie opened before the Cour d'assises du Rhône. He was tried for crimes against humanity. The charges against him are: the Ugif roundup on Sainte-Catherine street of 9 February 1943 (86 people were arrested, 79 of whom were deported to Auschwitz), the Izieu children roundup of 6 April 1944 (44 children aged 4 to 17 were gassed upon their arrival at Auschwitz), and the last convoy of deportees on August 11, 1944. At the end of the trial, Klaus Barbie was sentenced to life imprisonment. This trial marks a turning point in the awakening of memory of the Second World War and has freed the victims' voices.
In the presence of Jean-Olivier Viout, former deputy to the attorney general, Serge Klarsfeld, former lawyer for civil parties, founder of the Association of Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees from France and Alain Jakubowicz, former lawyer for civil parties.
Hosted by Dominique Missika, historian, editor and curator of the exhibition.
Please note that since the auditorium is full for this event, the remaining seats are in the broadcasting room at the Memorial.
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