Sold Marseille synagogue to become mosque
Jewish Journal
April 26, 2016
A synagogue in the center of the French city of Marseille was sold to a Muslim association that is planning to turn it into a mosque.
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Marseille Jews split on proposal to remove kippah for safety
Jewish Journal
January 12, 2016
Representatives of the Jewish community of Marseille issued conflicting statements on whether Jews should hide their kippah in the southern French city following a spate of anti-Semitic stabbings.
Israel closing five consulates, including Philadelphia
Jewish Journal
January 6, 2016
In a budget-cutting move, Israel is closing five of its diplomatic offices around the world.
French Jewish teacher wounded in anti-Semitic stabbing in Marseille
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2015
A Jewish teacher in Marseilles was stabbed by three men who shouted anti-Semitic profanities at him.
What’s next for the Jews of France?
Danielle Berrin
January 21, 2015
Maurice Benhamou, a Jewish citizen of France who lives in the coastal city of Marseilles, just a three-hour train ride from Paris, is not afraid.
Poland is the safest place in Europe for Jews today
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
I survived the Holocaust in a sub-cellar in Tarnopol (Ternopil), a city now located in western Ukraine that once had a thriving Jewish as well as Polish population.
Survivor: Betty Hyatt
Jane Ulman
September 3, 2013
“Mommy, mommy.” Five-year-old Betty Hyatt, then Betty Prins, frightened by the unfamiliar low, rumbling noises in the sky, jumped out of bed and ran screaming for her mother. It was early morning on Friday, May 10, 1940, the day she and her father were planning to travel to Holland to visit relatives.
Israeli author booted from Marseilles panel
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2011
An Israeli author was kicked off a panel discussion in Marseilles at the request of the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish.
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