Tag: French Jews
Germany returns Nazi-looted art to descendants of French Jewish collector
The German government on Wednesday returned three works of art stolen from a Jewish lawyer and collector during the Nazi occupation of France to descendants of their original owner, reported France 24.
The two paintings—Dame en...
‘Dark days are coming back’: Justice is denied for Sarah Halimi
The appeal court in Paris duly confirmed on Thursday the dreaded expectation of French Jews who have anxiously followed the legal proceedings in the case of Sarah Halimi, the 65-year-old widow who, on April 4, 2017,...
Long-awaited $17 million Jewish community center opens in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders of the country’s Jewish community celebrated the inauguration a $17 million Jewish community center in Paris on Tuesday.
The European Center for Judaism was opened “amid painful times of terrorism and...
Decision to lesson charges of Halimi murderer ‘contradictory’ at best, ‘anti-Semitic’ at worst
One day before making aliyah to Israel from France, Jewish community leader Simon Midal expressed his concern that France’s preliminary court decision to dismiss the murderer of French Jew Sarah Halimi applied an anti-Semitic double standard.
On...
Anti-Semitism is a stain on the French Republic
On Sunday, France celebrated its national day, Bastille Day, which marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, seen as a symbol of the monarchy’s abuse of power, on July 14, 1789. On...
Regev to reinstate Diaspora Jewry Independence Day torch at behest of France
In a reversal of her prior decision to omit Diaspora Jewry as a represented group for Israel’s upcoming annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony, Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said she will reinstate the...
French Jews ‘Concerned’ Over Le Pen Success In France Vote
Leaders of French Jewry had mixed reactions to the success of Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French presidential elections.
“Satisfaction and concern,” Francis Kalifat, president of the CRIF...
Le Pen Beckons French Jews — And Some Respond
Back in February, the right-wing Jewish website Dreuz reported on an unprecedented meeting: The Confederation Of French Jews And Friends Of Israel, it disclosed, had recently met with Louis Alliot, the vice president of...