Strasbourg’s synagogue stone hit by ‘vandalism’

STRASBOURG, France: A memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg’s Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, was vandalised overnight, leaders of the eastern French city said on Saturday.

"Once again, enough is enough," Mayor Roland Ries wrote on his Facebook page before heading to the site for an inspection.

"The site is itself a response to whoever did this repulsive act because it symbolises both the exactions and horrors of the Nazi regime and the French people’s power of resistance," he added.

The stone lies next to the Avenue of the Righteous, dedicated to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust, Ries noted.