Tag: French Jewry
‘Bonhomie’ from France: Parliamentary delegation visits Israel, meets top leaders
Thirty-eight members of the French parliament arrived for a three-day visit to Israel earlier this week on a tour sponsored by the European Leadership Network (ELNET), in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign...
French Jews plan mass rally in Paris to demand justice for Sarah Halimi
The Jewish community in France is planning a mass rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon to demand justice for Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old French Jew who was murdered in her home by a Muslim...
Trial starts for Charlie Hebdo terror attack that targeted kosher supermarket
The trial for suspects of the 2015 terror attacks against the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hyper Cacher kosher market began on Wednesday.
“Since 2012, terrorism capitalized on the prevailing delinquency there is around these...
Citing anti-Semitism in Europe, 140 French Jews move to Israel
A total of 140 new olim (“immigrants”) from France arrived in Israel earlier this week and were welcomed at Ben-Gurion Airport by Pnina Tamano-Shata, Israeli Minister of Immigration and Absorption, and the president of the International...
Coronavirus has taken lives of at least 1,300 French Jews
Between 1,300 and 2,000 French Jews have succumbed to the coronavirus, according to the country’s Jewish burial service.
Hundreds have been flown to be laid to rest in Israel, according to a report from the Makor...
In Paris, 250 European leaders, conference attendees to confront anti-Semitism in full force
Some 250 participants and European leaders gathered in Paris at the European Jewish Association’s (EJA) annual policy conference this week under the topic “Jews in Europe: United for a Better Future.”
The $11 million “European...
French immigrants’ organization says Israel is ‘unprepared’ to take in French Jews
Data published Tuesday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics pointing to a continued decrease in the number of French Jews immigrating to the Jewish State come as no surprise to officials involved in efforts to help...
In the cafes of Paris, French Jews open up on anti-Semitism and their future...
My trip to Paris to canvas the mood of French Jews began in the idyll of an Israeli-owned restaurant, Balagan, near the famed Louvre art museum. Emmanuelle Mary, a non-Jewish Parisian fashion and lifestyle...