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marseille
French ex-principal reveals he advised Jews not to attend his school for their safety
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
September 8, 2017
Do stabbings of French Jews mean end of ‘Marseille miracle’?
Jewish Journal
January 13, 2016
Only three years ago, the Jews of Marseille were able to congregate without security and in relative safety in their synagogues and community centers. While violence by Muslim extremists rose throughout France, it largely spared the southern port city, where 80,000 Jews and 250,000 Muslims live.
Teenager says attack on Jewish teacher was for Islamic State
Jewish Journal
January 11, 2016
A teenager who attacked a Jewish teacher in Marseille on Monday is a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin who said he acted in the name of the militant Islamist group Islamic State, the prosecutor in the southern French city of Marseille said.
Two arrested for anti-Semitic incidents near Marseille
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2013
French police arrested two men in connection with recent anti-Semitic attacks near Marseille.
French group that saved Jews from Nazis snubs Shoah memorial event
Jewish Journal
February 12, 2013
A French organization that saved Jews during the Holocaust has declined to attend a commemoration because it was organized by pro-Israel Jews.
French teens arrested for chemical explosion near teacher who reported anti-Semitism
Jewish Journal
December 14, 2012
Two French teenagers were arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosion near a teacher after she reported receiving anti-Semitic threats at school.
In Marseille, one of France’s poorest cities, Jewish charity is booming
Jewish Journal
November 26, 2012
Standing with dozens of hungry people in a breadline, Collette Quidron counts her blessings.
In France, Marseille Jews look to Paris and worry that their calm may be fleeting
Jewish Journal
October 17, 2012
At a time when Jewish institutions across France resemble military fortresses for their security, entering the great synagogue and main Jewish center of this picturesque city on the Mediterranean coast is as easy as pushing open the front door.
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