Posts Tagged: French Jews
New Survey of American, French, and Israeli Jews Shows Majority Agree on Many Issues, But Sharp Divide Over Trump
A new unprecedented survey of the world’s three largest Jewish communities — American, French, and Israeli — showed a majority of the communities agreeing on many...
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...
Jews Are the Collateral Victims of France’s Decline
I can precisely pinpoint Sunday, April 21, 2002, as the moment I decided to never come back to France to build my adult life. While I...
France Must Respond Forcefully to the Hate of the Yellow Vests
France is undergoing one of the most challenging periods of its modern history. On every Saturday since November 17, 2018, tens of thousands of protesters...
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...
‘Ça Suffit!’: Thousands Demonstrate in Paris and Across France Against Surging Antisemitism
More than 20,000 demonstrators filled the Place de la Republique in Paris on Tuesday night in response to a nationwide call for mass rallies against...
France Vows Crackdown After Surge in Antisemitic Incidents
France's prime minister on Tuesday described a wave of antisemitic acts across the country as disgusting and promised a tough response after government statistics showed...
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...
Israel Organizes Government Team to Help French Jews Make Aliyah
JNS.org - A special team comprised of Israeli government leaders is being put together to prepare for the absorption of tens of thousands of French Jews,...
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...
Lamenting ‘Historic Missed Opportunity,’ Top Israeli Minister Calls for Plan for Mass French-Jewish Aliyah
A top Israeli minister called on the government on Sunday to craft a “comprehensive plan” to encourage the aliyah of French Jews. In Diaspora Affairs Minister...
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...
Pittsburgh 2018: A French Moment for the American Jewish Community
October 3, 1980 was a special day on the Jewish calendar. Jews around the world celebrated both Shabbat and Simchat Torah that day. Inside Copernic...
Ceremony Honoring French Terror Victims to Be Held on Yom Kippur
Despite the disturbingly high number of terror attacks on French Jews in recent years, there will be little or no Jewish presence at this year's ceremonies marking...
