French President Jacques Chirac delivers a speech during a ceremony honoring French people who rescued Jews from the Nazis during WW II, at the Pantheon in Paris, France On January 18, 2007.

FRANCE - JANUARY 18: French President Jacques Chirac Delivers A Speech During A Ceremony Honoring French People Who Rescued Jews From The Nazis During Ww Ii, At The Pantheon In Paris, France On January 18, 2007 - President Jacques Chirac honored Thursday nearly 3,000 French people who rescued Jews from the Nazis, in a ceremony in the Pantheon in Paris - It is the first such formal tribute to the group, known as the 'Righteous of France.' Chirac, who 12 years ago became the first French president to recognize France's role in the mass World War II-era deportation of Jews, also extended the tribute to those anonymous French nationals who risked their lives to save Jews - Portraits of some of the members of the group are seen displayed in foreground Simone Veil, French President Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette (Photo by Gilles BASSIGNAC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)