"In this neighbourhood more than any other, which was once a transit camp for Holocaust victims before they were deported to death camps by the Nazis, these acts are extremely serious. Three local lawmakers had filed a report with judicial authorities regarding the swastika vandalism discovered at the Drancy site."
"The Drancy internment camp served as the main departure point for Jewish deportees from France to Nazi death camps between August 1941 and August 1944. Two swastikas were drawn in two different buildings, one measuring a few centimetres across, while the other was nearly one metre in diameter."
"Members of France's Jewish community have said the number of antisemitic acts has surged following the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th, 2023 which triggered Israel's military response. France is home to western Europe's largest Jewish population, at around half a million people."
Two swastikas were discovered spray-painted on separate buildings at the Drancy internment camp in a Paris suburb, a historically significant site that served as the main departure point for Jewish deportees from France to Nazi death camps between August 1941 and August 1944. One swastika measured several centimetres while the other was nearly one metre in diameter. A municipal election candidate discovered the vandalism while campaigning and reported it to memorial associations and judicial authorities. This incident occurred at a location of profound historical significance where approximately 63,000 Jews were processed before deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The vandalism represents a serious act given the site's Holocaust history and follows a previous memorial desecration in March 2024.
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