Posts Tagged: French Jewish community
Paris Holocaust Memorial Vandalized With Blood-Red Handprints on Anniversary of Nazi Roundup
A Holocaust memorial in Paris was defaced on Tuesday with painted blood-red hands in what French authorities and Jewish leaders described as a "hateful rallying...
Suspect in Antisemitic Murder of French Woman Found Unfit to Stand Trial
JNS.org - Kobili Traore, the Malian immigrant who allegedly killed Jewish physician Sarah Halimi in her Paris home in 2017, is unfit to stand trial following a...
French-Jewish Holocaust Survivor Found Dead in Burned Paris Apartment; Security Group: ‘Everything Suggests’ It Was Antisemitic Crime
An 85-year-old French-Jewish Holocaust survivor was found dead on Friday in an incinerated apartment in Paris, according to reports. The incident, Le Parisien newspaper said, took place...
Nice Jewish Community to Hold Regular Shabbat Programs in Solidarity, Defiance After Terrorist Attack
Nice’s Jewish community will hold Shabbat activities in a spirit of solidarity and defiance after a terrorist killed scores of people in the city in southern France. A...
BBC Passover Documentary to Highlight Plight of French Jews Amid Rising Antisemitism
A BBC documentary scheduled to air during Passover will explore the plight of French Jewry. The program, Never Again: Fear and Faith in Paris, will examine “the decision of 8,000...
French-Jewish Security Agency Provides Safety Guidelines for Community in Wake of Paris Attacks
French Jewry's communal security service has published instructions for Jewish leaders and community members on how to stay safe following the six coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks that...
Reflections on the Jewish Federations’ Solidarity Mission to Paris
JNS.org - My early days as a Jewish Federation professional came at a time when our system was evolving away from reliance on messages...
Jewish Journalist Abused, Cursed Walking the Streets of Paris With Hidden Camera
Daily Mail - A journalist decided to test how safe the streets of Paris are for Jews - by wearing a religious skullcap and filming...
JDC Partnering With French Jewish Community to Provide Support Amid Growing Threats
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) said Tuesday that it is partnering with the French Jewish community to assist in the areas...
After Terror Attacks, Hundreds Attend Jewish Agency Aliyah Fair in Paris
JNS.org - Days after Islamist terror attacks killed a combined 16 people at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket, both...
Paris Suburb Honors Jailed Palestinian Terrorist Leader Marwan Barghouti
JNS.org - The Paris suburb of Aubervilliers has made jailed Palestinian terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti, who is serving several life sentences in an Israeli...
French Jewish Leader Indicted for Calling Comedian Dieudonne ‘Professional Anti-Semite’
JTA - Roger Cukierman, president of France's largest Jewish group, was indicted for calling the comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala a "professional anti-Semite." Cukierman, who heads the...
French Immigration to Israel Quadruples in First Quarter of 2014
JNS.org - New figures released by the Jewish Agency for Israel on Monday show that French immigration to Israel has quadrupled in the first...
Peres Meets With French Jews, Muslims One Year After Toulouse Shooting
Israeli President Shimon Peres met with representatives and religious leaders of the French Jewish community Sunday on the eve of a memorial for the victims...
