Posts Tagged: France Jews
France’s Fight Against Islamic Radicalization: The Writing Is Still on the Wall
French president Emmanuel Macron, in a major policy address at the August annual French ambassadors’ conference, reiterated that the fight against Islamist terrorism is his...
A Double Whammy for the Jews of France
JNS.org - The sun may be shining, but these are dark days for the Jews of France -- as they have sustained a double whammy. The...
Netanyahu and Macron: Divergences and Convergences
Benjamin Netanyahu’s June 2018 visit to Paris illustrated the complexity of Israel-France relations. On the one hand, there are significant divergences over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Calling President Trump: We Need Our Antisemitism Monitor More Than Ever
Two members of the US House of Representatives sent the below open letter to President Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. To: Mike Pompeo From: Nita Lowey,...
French Jews Spend Another Passover Under Antisemitism’s Shadow
JNS.org - This year, as last, the Jewish community in France will spend Passover in the shadow of the brutal murder of a vulnerable, elderly Jewish...
France Must March for Mireille Knoll, Our Assassinated Grandmother
Mireille Knoll was 85 years old. Born in 1932 in Paris, she owed her life to a miracle, managing to escape the Vel d’Hiv roundup...
‘Céline’ Redux? France’s Publishing Problem
JNS.org - Mention the name “Celine” to most people in the United States -- or Europe, for that matter -- and they will think you’re talking about the long-serving Canadian...
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...
No Hate of Halimi? The French Won’t See Antisemitism for What It Is
JNS.org - Flush from his victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French elections last July, President Emmanuel Macron decided to address head-on the...
France Denies Targeting Jews for Tax Evasion With Secretive Investigative Department
JNS.org - The French government has denied a controversial report regarding a secretive department within the French Finance Ministry that allegedly targets Jews for tax evasion. France’s General...
France’s Greatest Composer — Georges Bizet — Was Jewish
Few operas are performed more than Georges Bizet’s Carmen; none are better loved. It was his magnum opus and a glimpse of the direction that music...
Jewish Leaders Alarmed as Marine Le Pen Advances in French Presidential Election
JNS.org - Jewish leaders inside and outside France expressed alarm after far-right populist Marine Le Pen’s strong showing in the first round of the French presidential...
Israel Slams Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen for Denying French Responsibility in Holocaust Roundup
JNS.org - The Israeli government has condemned French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for comments absolving France of responsibility for the roundup of thousands of Jews...
Antisemitism and Aliyah
Many people argue that antisemitism in Europe and other parts of the world should not make Jews instinctively flee to Israel. But it is high time for Diaspora Jews...
