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Twelve Torah scrolls stolen in targeted antisemitic break-in at synagogue near Paris
"It was with shock and anger that I learned this morning that the Jewish community of Levallois had been struck at what is most sacred and precious to it," said Levallois Mayor Agnès Pottier-Dumas.
Former French Prime Minister joins CAM to lead Europe's fight against rising antisemitism
'Only my best friend knows I’m Jewish’: French Jewish teens tell US ambassador of hidden identity
Are French courts unwilling to call out antisemitism, recognize Jew-hatred? - analysis
President Herzog meets with French Jewish community leaders in Paris
The heads of the community shared with the president their campaign against those who slander the State of Israel and the rising antisemitism on the streets of France.
'Inexplicable antisemitism' still a worldwide problem - Herzog in France
"It is truly heartbreaking to see so much human suffering and to witness the destruction of flourishing cities as they are transformed into battlefields," President Isaac Herzog said.
France's Macron comes out against claims of Israeli apartheid
President Macron to French Jewish umbrella: "How dare we talk about apartheid in a state where Arab citizens are represented in government and positions of leadership and responsibility?"
New play explores unease of French Jews in the face of antisemitism
Directed by Tony Award winner and two-time nominee David Cromer, the off-Broadway play began performances at Manhattan Theatre Club Jan. 11 and has extended to March 13th.
French police arrest 16 teachers at Orthodox school for abusing students
At least 42 underage students from the yeshiva in a Paris suburb were placed at an undisclosed child welfare facility.
French lawmaker says Éric Zemmour part of France's antisemitism problem
Zemmour has not announced a political run but is still polling among President Emmanuel Macron’s most serious challengers in this spring's presidential elections.
France chief rabbi calls Jewish presidential candidate an ‘antisemite’
Zemmour, who has called Muslim immigrants “invaders” and in 2016 said that most drug dealers are Arab or African, is now running second and ahead of Marine Le Pen.
Bible scrolls from around the world - in pictures
A photo essay captures the stories of six Torah scrolls from around the world - Yemen, Siberia, France, Germany - which all ended up in Israel.
On This Day: French Jews given full rights under law
On September 27, 1791, the Loi relative aux Juifs was passed, granting Jews full rights in France. The move was ratified on November 13. 1791.
On This Day: The final expulsion of Jews from France
On September 17, 1394, King Charles VI of France ordered that all Jewish people be expelled from the kingdom.
