Vichy France
Coverage of Vichy France in the Nexus archive.
- France commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized
France commemorated the 1942 Vel d’Hiv roundup, where French police arrested thousands of Jews, ahead of a vandalized Paris plaque honoring rescuers recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Rising antisemitism in France, linked to the 2023 Hamas attacks and Gaza war, prompted officials to reaffirm the Republic’s stance against such acts.
- France commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized
France commemorated the Vel d’Hiv roundup, a 1942 mass arrest of Jews by French police, following the vandalism of a Paris plaque honoring rescuers. The event, part of France’s annual efforts to memorialize Holocaust victims amid rising antisemitism, highlighted tensions over historical accountability and current hate crimes.
- A year before the French election, De Gaulle remains politically fashionable
A film titled 'De Gaulle: Resistance' about Charles de Gaulle is set to release in French cinemas on June 3. Directed by Antonin Baudry, the film took six years to produce with an 80 million euro budget. De Gaulle is noted as politically fashionable a year before the French presidential elections.