Posts Tagged: CRIF
French Jewish Organization Rejects Far Right Party’s Participation in March Against Antisemitism
The umbrella organization representing France's Jewish community of 450,000 has added its voice to the controversy over the participation of a far right party in...
Jews in France Facing ‘Unprecedented Political Threat,’ Warns Newly-Elected Community President Yonathan Arfi
The newly-elected head of the umbrella organization representing Jews in France has warned that the community faces an "unprecedented political threat" as a result of...
Remembrances of Hyper Cacher Victims Begin, Ahead of Sixth Anniversary of Terror Attack
Six years after the tragic events, commemorations began Thursday to the victims of the 2015 Islamist attacks in Paris against the Charlie Hebdo magazine, on...
Jewish Groups, Local Politicians Voice Fury Over Vicious Antisemitic Social Media Attacks on French Beauty Queen
Leading French-Jewish groups, the Israeli Embassy in France, and numerous local politicians on Sunday condemned a storm of antisemitic attacks on social media against April...
Jewish Groups Express Horror Over ‘Barbaric’ Knife Attack at French Church
Jewish groups reacted with horror on Thursday to the knife attack at a Catholic church in the southern French city of Nice in which three...
Leading European Jewish Groups Outraged Over Shouts of ‘Dirty Jew’ at Anti-Racism Protest in Paris
Leading European Jewish organizations and personalities expressed outrage on Sunday after video emerged of ostensibly anti-racism protesters in Paris shouting antisemitic slurs. The video from a...
Murdered French Jewish Holocaust Survivor Remembered on Two-Year Anniversary of Death
Jewish groups around the world marked on Monday the two-year anniversary of the antisemitic killing of Mireille Knoll -- an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was...
Victims of Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack Remembered, Five Years Later
Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of a deadly terror attack at a kosher supermarket in Paris. On the afternoon of Jan. 9, 2015, shortly before the...
Top French Jewish Organization Rips Far-Left Party Leader Mélenchon After Politician Says Corbyn Should Not Have Apologized for Antisemitism
France’s top Jewish organization slammed a leading left-wing politician over the weekend after he made remarks widely viewed as antisemitic. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the La...
Elderly Woman Suffers Serious Head Injury From Metal Object Thrown at Her Outside Synagogue in Paris
A 79-year-old woman was seriously injured on Tuesday when she was hit in the head by a metal object thrown at her as she exited...
French Jews Furious as Notorious Antisemite Dodges Jail Time for Holocaust Denial
French Jews reacted with fury on Tuesday after the Paris public prosecutor overturned a historic decision reached last month to sentence one of the country's most...
Jewish Groups Welcome Paris Restaurant’s Suspension of Staff Photographed Making Antisemitic ‘Quenelle’ Salute
Jewish groups are welcoming the move by a famous Paris restaurant to suspend staff members who were recently photographed making a notorious antisemitic gesture. The incident...
French Justice Minister Shuns Paris Awards Ceremony for Controversial Far-Left Israeli, Palestinian NGOs
French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet did not attend a ceremony in Paris on Monday where her country’s Human Rights Award was given to the far-left...
Top American, French Jewish Groups Voice Concern Over Entry of Far-Right Party Into New Austrian Government
A prominent American Jewish leader voiced criticism on Sunday of the coalition deal reached between Austrian Chancellor-elect Sebastian Kurz’s conservative People’s Party and the far-right Freedom...
