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Marseille synagogue becomes mosque as Jews move out

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:26:06 +0200

A synagogue in central Marseille has been bought by an Islamic cultural organization for €400,000.

Uproar as head demands all pupils eat meat

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:31:00 +0200

A French headteacher stirred up a storm when she sent a letter to parents, suggesting pupils would be forced to eat meat at school, because “secularism must be respected in its entirety”. She has since been forced to backtrack.

Grand Rabbi brought down by moment of truth

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:33:00 +0200

A scandal that would have stayed hidden in the margins of some academic journal is currently engrossing France. At the centre is Grand Rabbi Gilles Bernheim, the popular leader of France's Jewish community, who resigned on Thursday amid mounting pressure.

France 'come to terms' with Holocaust role

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:10:00 +0200

France has finally come to terms with its role in the deportation of thousands of Jews to Nazi death camps, President François Hollande said Friday as he inaugurated a new Holocaust memorial centre.

Lyon Rabbi sent Holocaust photo threat

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:39:49 +0200

French anti-terrorist authorities have been alerted after the Chief Rabbi of Lyon was sent a threatening letter accompanied by images of Jewish children being marched to World War II concentration camps.

Google's 'Jew' suggestion leads to judge order

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:43:00 +0200

A French judge on Wednesday asked a mediator to resolve a dispute pitting Internet giant Google against anti-racism groups who object to the search engine suggesting users add "Jew" to name searches.

Concern over threats to Paris synagogues

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:34:00 +0100

Police have opened an inquiry after two synagogues in Paris received a threatening letter, a source close to the probe said Monday, making no link to a shooting at a Jewish school that killed four.

Anti-Jewish killer posts videos from jail

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:28:00 +0100

Youssouf Fofana, the leader of a gang known as the Barbarians is suspected of posting anti-Semitic videos online. Fofana was jailed in 2009 for torturing and killing a Jewish man in the Paris suburbs.