The roundup of thousands of Jews in Paris during World War II was a crime \”committed in France, by France,\” French President Francois Hollande said.
Most young Frenchmen never heard of the World War II roundup of Paris Jews, a survey shows.
French groups have settled a lawsuit accusing Google of violating French anti-racism laws because of a function that they say perpetuated anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an attack on three Jewish teens in Lyon in southeastern France.
A French anti-discrimination group is taking Google to court for offering to search if celebrities are Jewish.
With the first round of France\’s presidential election less than four weeks away, the attacks that left four Jews and three French soldiers dead are reshaping the race — but for now it’s not clear exactly how.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the same gunman who shot dead a teacher and three children at a Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday was also responsible for the killing of three soldiers last week, apparently motivated by racism.
The Green Party candidate for the French presidency has called for national holidays on Yom Kippur and the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
David Saltiel, the head of Greece\’s Jewish community, was honored by France with its highest civil decoration. Saltiel, president of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece and head of the Thessaloniki Jewish community, was awarded the title of the Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday at the French Embassy in Athens.
For once, it would appear that Jews, Judaism and Jewish interests are not the target of violence in Paris and in so many cities across France. After a surge in anti-Semitic hostility and incidents in recent years, that comes as something of a surprise. This time, it appears the rioters are burning their own cars and neighborhoods, rather then aiming their anger at the symbols of some outside enemy.
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