Le Pen’s Mark
April 25, 2002
The strong showing of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of France\’s presidential elections holds some bitter ironies for the nation\’s Jews.
Andrew Diamond
Anti-Semitism Hits France
April 4, 2002
A fresh outburst of anti-Semitic violence throughout France has Jewish leaders fearing the return of Kristallnacht.
The reference to the horrors of Nazi Germany, issued by French Jewish leader Jean Kahn, hit the French dailies, as police in Marseille were still investigating a fire that reduced a synagogue to ashes.
The incident punctuated a weekend of anti-Jewish aggression that included attacks on synagogues in Lyon and Strasbourg and a shooting at a kosher butcher shop near the southwestern city of Toulouse in which no one was injured.
In addition, a French Jewish couple was injured in a weekend attack in the southern part of the country.
Jews Bid France Adieu
December 27, 2001
With French Jews complaining about a rise in anti-Semitic violence, there appears to be a sharp increase in the number of people inquiring about immigrating to Israel.
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