Posts Tagged: France Jews
Emmanuel Macron’s Napoleon Moment
I have always been fascinated by Napoleon Bonaparte. As a schoolboy, I read the Dutch historian Pieter Geyl’s Napoleon: For and Against, and realized that...
Antisemitic Thug Who Assaulted Jewish Street Artist in Strasbourg Cleared of Extortion Charge by French Court
A man who engaged in an antisemitic assault against a young Jewish graffiti artist in the French city of Strasbourg was released by a court...
J’Accuse! Our Dreyfus and Theirs
JNS.org - Two months after its shellacking in the United Kingdom’s general elections, the Labour Party continues to remind British voters of why they chose...
Macron’s Unsettling Words: ‘Until Our Dead Can Sleep in Peace’
JNS.org - One of the criticisms leveled at the numerous Holocaust memorials dotted around Europe is their alleged tendency to, as an American Jewish leader...
France’s Outrageous Handling of Sarah Halimi’s Murder
A brief reminder if there was still any need: on the night of April 3, 2017, Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old Jewish woman, was surprised in...
Antisemitism Is a Stain on the French Republic
JNS.org -On Sunday, France celebrated its national day, Bastille Day, which marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, seen as a symbol of...
Political Courage Is Needed to Fight Antisemitism in France
Jew-hatred through demonization of Israel is flourishing in France with total impunity. On February 20, 2019, at the annual dinner held by the Jewish umbrella organization...
J’accuse — France’s Antisemitism Problem
“Happy like a Jew in France.” This slogan was once the refrain of many persecuted Jewish communities in Europe, who saw the French nation as a...
The Multiple Faces of Whitewashing Antisemitism
Major cases of antisemitism are usually accompanied by a variety of whitewashing statements. Yet this whitewashing is rarely looked at as a widespread and multi-faceted...
Antisemitism Is an Integral Part of European Culture, and the EU Can’t Fight It Effectively
There has been an explosive growth in antisemitism since the beginning of the 20th century in many European Union countries. Occasionally, European leaders mention the...
The Yellow Vests and French Jews
The month of November is significant for the modern history of French Jews. On November 11, 1942, 745 Jews were packed into trains near Paris, and...
More Frightening Than Fiction: Virulently Antisemitic Egyptian Film Impresario Honored by the Institut Français
To Hollywood movie fans of my generation, Mideast history on the silver screen meant cinematic blockbusters like The Ten Commandments (1956) and Exodus (1960). The...
Survey Confirms That Antisemitism Is an Integral Part of European Culture
Branded as the largest survey ever on antisemitism, the Fundamental Rights Agency just released its study on antisemitism in 12 European Union countries titled. The...
French Interior Minister: ‘Government Fully Mobilized to Fight Against All Forms of Antisemitism’
JNS.org - "The government is fully mobilized to fight against all forms of antisemitic hatred and ensure the safety of Jews in France,” French Interior...
