Jews in France

Elderly Jewish man beaten in France while feeding stray cats - report

The Jewish man was feeding cats while wearing his yarmulke and tzitzit when he was reportedly accosted by a drunk man in his 40s.

 People visit a memorial dedicated to the children of the Paris Vel D'Hiv round-up, on January 27, 2011 in Orleans, central France, after its unveiling as part of a worldwide souvenir day.
 France commemorates 13th anniversary of Toulouse school massacre

France commemorates 13th anniversary of Toulouse Jewish school massacre

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Group D - Israel vs Paraguay - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - July 27, 2024

Antisemitism in France set to become the new norm, with 100 incidents monthly - SPCJ report

 People attend a demonstration against antisemitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and antisemitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.

'Jews live here': French anti-antisemitism campaign hits close to home


French Jewish community heads request meeting with National Rally's Le Pen

The Jewish leaders represented small communities and suburbs and did not come from any of the country's established Jewish groups or institutions.

 Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and member of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group during a debate about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the National Assembly in Paris, October 23, 2023.

France sees 430% increase in opening of immigration files since Hamas massacre

Altogether, Aliyah files have been opened for about 1,200 people since October 7th, compared to about 220 in the corresponding period last year.

 The Eiffel Tower lights up in white and blue, the colours of the Israeli flag, following Hamas' biggest attack on Israel in years, in Paris, France, October 9, 2023

Solidarity of French Jews with Israel must not weaken - opinion

For the Diaspora, being Jewish means knowing what we owe to liberal democracy and the rule of law.

 FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace, last month

In viral clip, French TV host asks Jewish guest why he wears a kippah in public

Though brief, the exchange illustrated the starkly different perspectives on religious expression in France, the United States and elsewhere in the western world.

A man wearing a yarmulke looks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Infamous antisemitic Dreyfus Affair documents for sale

Many pieces of history from the Rennes trial will be up for auction, including courtroom sketches of Dreyfus' wife Lucie, Captain Alfred Dreyfus himself and French officer Georges-Marie Picquart.

Alfred Dreyfus

Élisabeth Borne: France's prime minister, Jewish political heavyweight

No. 3 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.

 Élisabeth Borne, the Jewish woman who became prime minister of France.

What are the Jewish roots of France’s newest prime minister?

Elisabeth Borne is the second woman to hold the position; Her family fled the Nazis in Poland in 1939

 Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne gestures as she attends a handover ceremony in the courtyard of Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, May 16, 2022.

Young French Jewish man beaten by gang, killed by tram, family claims

Jeremy Cohen, according to the report, was hit by a tram in Bobigny, a town in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France in February.

French flag in France

'Inexplicable antisemitism' still a worldwide problem - Herzog in France

"It is truly heartbreaking to see so much human suffering and to witness the destruction of flourishing cities as they are transformed into battlefields," President Isaac Herzog said.

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Ohr Torah Jewish school in Toulouse, France.

Exhibition on Jewish history in Arab countries opens in France

The Institut du Monde Arabe is also planning a conference and "ambitious meditation actions" for the public.

CONSTANTINE, ALGERIA, 1899. Fifty-seven years later, in 1956, it would be the site of a short yet crucial battle for area Jews.

French lawmaker says Éric Zemmour part of France's antisemitism problem

Zemmour has not announced a political run but is still polling among President Emmanuel Macron’s most serious challengers in this spring's presidential elections.

 Éric Zemmour in the salon du livre 2012.