In the middle of the week of commemoration of the liberation of the town, it is a saddening discovery.
A swastika was found on a wagon used for the deportation of Jews, in a train museum in Dracy-Saint-Loup (Saône-et-Loire), we learned Thursday from concordant sources.
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The crude inscription in white paint was discovered on a wagon used to transport deportees, including Jews to death camps, which is part of the Train of Dreams museum, said its owner, Gregory Marshall.
According to the official, "scared" according to the Journal de Saône-et-Loire, this registration dates from several days ago.
No other wagon was hit, said his wife, Christine, therefore considering that it is an attack "a priori targeted".
"We have other wagons with guest rooms but it is this one, which relates among other things the story of the deportation of the Jews, which was targeted," she laments in the local press.
The cross will not be erased
The couple decided “not to erase” the inscription, in order to “show how some people persist in hatred and discrimination,” she added.
“We want to keep this swastika as a kind of memento showing stupidity and anti-Semitism,” said Gregory Marshall.
The Dream Train, a museum that also serves as a guesthouse, had already been the victim of vandalism two years ago but without an anti-Semitic connotation, he said.
For the moment, the owners have not decided to file a complaint.
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“It's sad, especially in the midst of the commemoration of the liberation of the city.
It goes beyond stupidity.
This wave of hatred must stop ”, reacted the mayor of Dracy-Saint-Loup, Jean-Claude Lhoste.
The town commemorates its liberation this weekend, September 8, 1944.
"I hope this is just the work of scamps who don't know what they're doing," he added.
When questioned, the gendarmerie indicated that it was waiting to be officially seized before opening an investigation.
