France: Life Sentence for Killing of Holocaust Survivor

France: Life Sentence for Killing of Holocaust Survivor
Flowers and placards are displayed outside Mireille Knoll's apartment during a silent march on March 28, 2018 in Paris. Thibault Camus/AP Photo file
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PARIS—A French man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor to death in an antisemitic attack, a case that triggered widespread outrage and called attention to resurgent anti-Jewish sentiment in France.

After horror and grief, Mireille Knoll’s family feels justice after Wednesday’s verdict.