Posts Tagged: France antisemitism
Thousands Gather in Paris Tribute to Mireille Knoll, Holocaust Survivor ‘Murdered Because She Was Jewish’
More than ten thousand people took to the streets of Paris on Tuesday in tribute to Mireille Knoll, the 85-year-old Holocaust survivor murdered in her...
‘I Think I Was Saved’ From France, Writes Granddaughter of Brutally-Murdered Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll
The president of France and the leader of the Democratic Party in the US Senate were among several international figures who paid tribute on Tuesday...
French Authorities Investigating Antisemitic Motive Behind Brutal Murder of 85 Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll in Paris
The two men arrested by French police following the horrific murder of an elderly female Holocaust survivor -- whose body was discovered on Friday evening with multiple stab...
Macron to Jews: France Will Fight Antisemitism, But Not Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
JNS.org - French President Emmanuel Macron told an audience on Wednesday that he would fight antisemitism online and in the streets of France in order to...
Brutal Murder of French Jewish Pensioner Sarah Halimi Will Be Prosecuted as Antisemitic Hate Crime After All, French Court Decides
The brutal murder in April 2017 of a French Jewish pensioner by an Islamist assailant will be prosecuted as an antisemitic hate crime after all, the...
French Jews Criticize Media Indifference to Assault on 8-Year-Old Jewish Boy in Country’s Latest Antisemitic Outrage
One of France's leading Jewish figures has sharply criticized what he described as media indifference to the news on Wednesday of the country's latest antisemitic...
Swastika Daubings on Kosher Food Stores in Paris Suburb Leave Residents Anxious
Residents of the Paris suburb of Créteil expressed shock this week after five huge swastikas were daubed on the metal shutters of two kosher food...
Antisemitism Forcing ‘Internal Exodus’ of French Jews, as Concern Over Islamist Agitation Rises Across Europe
French-Jewish families are moving in growing numbers out of suburban neighborhoods of Paris because of antisemitism encountered on a daily basis, a local French newspaper reported...
Jewish Artist Apologizes for ‘Thoughtless Act’ Following Outrage Over Antisemitic Graffiti on Jewish-Owned Stores in Marseille
Update, November 27: Since this report based on French media sources was published, the French newspaper La Provence has reported that the graffiti was sprayed by...
Prominent French Socialist Faces Potential Legal Action Over Antisemitic Tweet Depicting Macron as Agent of Jewish Conspiracy
A leading French Socialist Party (PS) politician was on Monday facing expulsion and possible legal proceedings following a crudely antisemitic tweet which displayed France's president,...
New Memorial Plaque to Murdered French Jew Ilan Halimi Unveiled Amid Fresh Concern Over Antisemitic Violence
More than 100 people joined Jewish community leaders and local officials for the dedication of a new memorial plaque to Ilan Halimi – the 23...
European Jewish Group Calls on French Authorities to Take Strong Action Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - The European Jewish Congress (EJC) is calling on French authorities to take strong action against antisemitism in the wake of a recent attack on...
‘They Threatened to Kill Us’: French Jewish Family Recounts Ordeal at Hands of Antisemitic Gang Near Paris
The Jewish family subjected to a vicious assault and robbery by an antisemitic gang near Paris last week recounted their ordeal in interviews with French media outlets...
Antisemitic Murderer of French Jewish Pensioner Sarah Halimi Transferred to Prison, Raising Expectations of Criminal Trial
The Islamist assailant who murdered Paris Jewish pensioner Sarah Halimi in April has been moved from a psychiatric hospital to a prison near the French...
