France Struggles to Confront Its Dark Past Amid Rising Antisemitism The recent vandalism of a Paris plaque honoring a couple and their daughter who saved a child during the 1942 Vel d'Hiv roundup serves as a stark reminder that France still grapples with its wartime legacy.
On Sunday, the country commemorated this mass arrest of Jews by French police, one of the most shameful acts undertaken by the wartime government.
The incident is part of a disturbing trend: antisemitic acts have surged in France following the Hamas attacks on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.