Posts Tagged: French Jews
New Survey: 25% of EU Jews Afraid to Identify as Jewish in Public
According to a survey set to be released by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights, a quarter of Jews living in nine European Union countries...
French Comedian: ‘One Can be Jewish and Not be Completely Disgusting’ (VIDEO)
French Jews reacted with concern after anti-Semitic comments were made by humorist Sebastian Thoen on the prime-time Le Grand Journal show, on the country's CANAL+...
French City Bans Street Traffic Through Yom Kippur, Angering Residents
JTA - The French city of Metz closed a street to vehicular traffic for the High Holidays season, provoking angry reactions from some Muslims. Rabbin...
French Jewish Community Leader Elected to France’s Parliament
Meyer Habib, a French businessman and the vice president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, has been elected to France's parliament. French media...
French Village Celebrates Saving Jewish Children During Holocaust (VIDEO)
A French village which saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis has opened a museum to celebrate its wartime virtue. The BBC recently visited Le Chambon,...
“Israeli Al Jazeera” Takes Shape
Jerusalem Post - Communications mavens have been saying for years that what Israel needs to get its message to the world is an Israeli-type...
Chief Rabbi of France Receives Death Threat
JTA - The chief rabbi of France received a letter from an obscure organization warning of "brutal actions" against French Jewish journalists. "Before we...
Jewish Population of Israel Passes Symbolic 6 Million Mark
International Business Times - During Passover, the Jewish population of Israel has passed the symbolic 6 million mark - the same number of Jews...
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...
UK’s Chief Rabbi Praises Rupert Murdoch, Warns of Spreading Antisemitism in Europe
Making his last official visit to Israel this week, the UK's Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, praised media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, declaring that Israel did not...
Jewish Philanthropist, Media Mogul Ronald Lauder Earns France’s Highest Honor
France on Wednesday awarded Jewish philanthropist and media mogul Ronald Lauder with its government's highest honor. Lauder—president of the World Jewish Congress, owner of Israel's Channel...
French Police Arrest Two Accused of Helping Toulouse Terrorist
Reuters- French police arrested two people on Tuesday in the hunt for accomplices of an al Qaeda-inspired gunman who went on a killing...
France’s Jewish Security Service Warns Mali Operation “Significantly Increases” Threat Facing Jews
The security service for Jews in France has issued a communique warning that the country's military operation in Mali "significantly increases" the threat facing French...
France to Discipline Lawyer Who Requested Removal of Judge from Case Because of Jewish Last Name
In France, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against lawyer Alexis Dubruel, who demanded that the judge in a case he was working be removed...
