In 1942, the Italian Army invaded and occupied Monaco. Shortly thereafter, following Mussolini's overthrow in Italy, Nazi Germany occupied Monaco. On the night of August 27, 1942, Monaco authorities rounded up 90 Jewish residents and handed them over to the Nazis; all but nine were murdered in the Holocaust. Among them was René Blum, founder of the Opera, who was murdered in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz.
In 1942, the Italian Army invaded and occupied Monaco Shortly thereafter following Mussolini's overthrow in Italy, Nazi Germany occupied Monaco. On the night of August 27, 1942, Monaco authorities rounded up 90 Jewish residents and handed them over to the Nazis; all but nine were murdered in the Holocaust Among them was René Blum, founder of the Opera, who was murdered in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz.