Posts Tagged: French Jews
Sarah Halimi, Sisyphus and the Denial of Antisemitic Violence
JNS.org -- It took too long for the French people to recognize the Jewish victim of a brutal April 4 murder by name. After weeks...
Netanyahu Praises French President for Condemning Antisemitism
JNS.org - At a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the “Vel' d'Hiv” Holocaust-era roundup of French Jews, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday lauded...
Anti-Israel Groups to Protest Netanyahu’s Attendance at Paris Holocaust Ceremony
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming attendance of a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the “Vel' d'Hiv” Holocaust-era roundup of French Jews is...
Jewish Students at French University Fail Exams Due to Administration’s Refusal to Make Shabbat Accommodations
Hundreds of France's Jewish students are finding themselves in an impossible situation. In a country where tests are frequently scheduled for Saturdays and administrators are wary of making accommodations...
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...
French Jewish Leader Says Paris Terror Attack ‘Unfortunately’ Ensures Far-Right Candidate Le Pen Will Advance to Second Round of Presidential Election
Thursday’s terrorist attack in central Paris -- in which one police officer was killed and two others were seriously wounded -- will bolster far-right candidate...
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...
Is Marine Le Pen Really a Friend of the Jews and Israel?
Since becoming the leader of the National Front (NF) party in 2011, Marine Le Pen has presented herself as a staunch ally of Israel and French...
Jewish Brothers Abducted, Attacked With Wood Saw in Paris Suburb
Two French Jewish brothers were briefly abducted and abused by a group of men in a Paris suburb in an incident that ended with the...
France’s Marine Le Pen Says if Elected, She Will Ban Dual Citizenship, Including Among Those With Israeli Passports
JNS.org - In an interview with France 2 TV Thursday, France's far-right National Front party leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that if elected,...
Israeli Defense Minister Calls Upcoming Mideast Peace Conference in France New ‘Dreyfus Trial’
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday criticized an upcoming Middle East peace conference organized by France, calling it a new "Dreyfus trial" and urged...
Dolls Taken From Young French Jewish Sisters Deported to Auschwitz Given to Holocaust Museum in Paris
Two dolls that were taken from a pair of young French Jewish sisters in 1944 as they were deported to Auschwitz from where they never...
Hatred of Jews at ‘Highest Level of Our Lifetimes,’ Israeli Diplomat Tells UN Antisemitism Forum
Hatred of Jews and demonization of Israel are at “the highest level of our lifetimes,” Israel’s UN envoy warned on Monday during a high-level forum...
Teacher at Paris High School Suspended for Antisemitic Facebook Posts
A school teacher in France has been suspended for making comments hostile to Jews on social media, the Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism (CFCA) reported this week. According to...
