Posts Tagged: France antisemitism
Primetime French TV Show Hosts Frank Discussion on Antisemitism in Wake of Sarah Halimi Murder
After the widespread public silence surrounding the brutal murder of a Jewish pensioner in Paris by an Islamist who broke into her apartment, an increasingly anguished discussion...
Murderer of Paris Jewish Woman Sarah Halimi ‘Must Pay For His Act,’ Says Prominent French Parliamentarian
A close ally of newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron is the latest public figure in France to endorse the call to treat the murder of...
Jewish Brothers Abducted, Attacked With Wood Saw in Paris Suburb
Two French Jewish brothers were briefly abducted and abused by a group of men in a Paris suburb in an incident that ended with the...
French Party Leader Seeks Ban on Public Display of All Religious Symbols, Including Kippot, Crosses
JNS.org - The leader of a right-wing political party in France who is running for president in the country's 2017 elections said in a radio interview...
Rising Antisemitism in Paris Suburbs Forces Jews to Move Elsewhere in Country or Immigrate to Israel
Jews who have lived peacefully in the suburbs of Paris are now having to move to other parts of the country or head for Israel...
New Comedic Film About Jews Being ‘Everywhere’ Pokes Fun at Antisemitism in France
Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is to star in a provocative new comedy which parodies deep-rooted antisemitism in France, its director said Thursday. The Jews -- titled "They...
Growing Number of French Jews Move to London Following Attacks
For Kevin Nakache, the breaking point came last year. First, one of his friends was gunned down in the attack on a kosher supermarket in...
A Message to My Muslim Friends: You Are Your Brother’s Keeper
In Marseilles, a teacher -- Benjamin Amsellem -- is attacked by a young Muslim who, in the name of the Islamic State, slashes him with a machete because he’s...
Fig Leaves Won’t Protect French Jews
When a teenager claiming to act for Islamic State attacked a Jewish teacher with a machete in Marseille on January 11, Zvi Ammar, president of...
How French Jews Should Respond to the Current Crisis
The problem for French Jews is a complex one, involving fear, security, identity, religious freedom of expression, the French policy of secularism, and courage. At...
Record Number of French Jews Immigrated to Israel in 2015
A record number of French Jews moved to Israel this year, an immigration official said on Thursday, citing antisemitic violence and economic insecurity in the...
Antisemitic Vitriol Spewed at Jews on Paris Train Horrifies Passengers (VIDEO)
A man of self-described Algerian descent verbally assaulted and threatened Jewish passengers on a Parisian train last week, the French-Jewish publication JSS News reported on Tuesday. The incident,...
A Welcome and Warning to French Jews
This year's figures for immigration to Israel from France are not yet in, as such statistics are not calculated according to the Hebrew calendar. But...
French PM Says Fight Against Antisemitism ‘Must be Renewed’
France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday the battle against antisemitism in the country “must be renewed.” “There is this rampant Holocaust denial, hatred of...
