France's President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the desecration of a memorial to the Jewish children of Izieu, in eastern France, deported to Nazi camps in 1944. In a statement Tuesday, Macron denounced the "shameful and cowardly act that won't go unpunished." The plaque bearing the names of the victims -- 44 children and seven adults -- was broken and removed from its base in a public garden in the city of Lyon. On April 6, 1944, the Lyon Gestapo, headed by Klaus Barbie, searched the Children's Home of Izieu and arrested the children and their teachers. Most of them died in gas chambers at Auschwitz. Only one adult survived. Barbie was convicted in 1987 of crimes against humanity and later died in a French prison.
French memorial for deported Jewish children vandalized
Plaque bearing names of victims -- 44 children and seven adults -- broken and removed from its base in a public garden in the city of Lyon • French President Emmanuel Macron denounces "shameful and cowardly act that won't go unpunished."
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