Posts Tagged: French Jews
Intifada and Jewish Defence in France
Last month, I attended a Gaza solidarity march of 15,000 marchers through central Paris. Young French-born Muslims burned the Israeli flag, waving posters of the...
Thousands Attend Biggest Pro-Israel Rally in Paris Since Start of Operation Protective Edge
JTA - Thousands of people attended France's largest pro-Israel rally since the launch of the Israel Defense Forces' offensive in Gaza. The crowd, estimated by police...
New French Immigrants to Israel: ‘Better a Night in a Bomb Shelter Than Stroll In Paris Wearing a Kippah’
A French couple, among a rising wave of recent olim (immigrants to Israel), say they're so appalled over rising anti-Semitic violence against Jews that...
Violent Anti-Jewish Riots Rock Paris; Activist Says ‘French Jews Are in Serious Danger’ (VIDEO)
Violent anti-Jewish riots in Paris on Sunday, sparked by Israel's ongoing operation in Gaza to halt rocket attacks from the coastal enclave, left Jews in...
French Synagogue Threatened by Armed Motorcyclists, Emulating Toulouse Attack
A synagogue in Paris on Saturday night was threatened by two armed men on motorcycles, emulating the 2012 Toulouse Jewish school shooting, according to Simon...
Economist Says European Jews Overreacting to Anti-Semitism
In fairness, a characteristically anonymous article in the June 7th print edition of the Economist, titled 'Of guns and ballot boxes' about European anti-Semitism does partly...
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...
The Coming, Fearsome Test for French Jews
JNS.org - France has a rich Jewish history and a vibrant Jewish community of approximately 500,000 souls. At the same time, France is a...
French Anti-Semitism and French Aliyah Skyrocket on Parallel Tracks
JNS.org - Against the backdrop of studies revealing rising anti-Semitism both in France and across all of Europe, as well as one particularly brutal attack...
As France Goes to Polls, Jewish Leader Says Anti-Semitism Linking Extreme Left and Right (INTERVIEW)
As France heads to the polls on Sunday in the first elections since socialist President Francois Hollande came to office in 2012, a young Jewish...
New Book Shows Rise of Terrifying Anti-Semitism in France (REVIEW)
"Ž Frédéric Haziza, a French Jewish reporter whose grandfather was murdered at Auschwitz, has been the butt of an anti-Semitic, Holocaust denying...
French Jews Hold Massive Pro-Israel Rally in Paris
JNS.org - As anti-Semitism rises in France, the country's Jewish community held a major rally in central Paris on Sunday. The Jewish National...
Jerusalem Set to Approve Program Aimed at Bringing Thousands More French Jews to Israel
The Israeli government is expected to approve a program aimed at bringing thousands of French Jews to the country over the next three years, Israeli...
French Jewish Leader Says Climate for Jews in Country is ‘Not Pleasant’
The head of the umbrella organization of French Jewish institutions told Israel's i24 News Wednesday that France was not an anti-Semitic country, but that for...
