In solemn, impressive ceremonies throughout France, hundreds of Jews, many of them wearing the striped yellow pajamas they had been forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps, today paid tribute to the memories of the many Jews who perished in the Nazi death camps during World War II.
Today was "Deportation Day," set aside by the concentration camp survivors to honor their relatives and friends who perished after being deported by the Hitler forces to "work" camps and other death traps from which they never returned. Most imposing ceremonies were held here at the Arc de Triomphe and in front of the Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr. Similar ceremonies were held throughout the country at various monuments and in civilian and military cemeteries.
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