France Jews
French political turmoil may affect olim with restrictions on transferring money out of country
According to Sankar-Langa, France's economic crisis is a significant factor behind growing interest in aliyah, no less than antisemitism.
America provided safe refuge to some who now seek to dismantle it from within – opinion
When the republic loses the street, its Jews lose first
Hasan Piker incites millions against Jews, and the silence is deafening - opinion
France: A license to kill
For much of the Jewish world, October 7 represented a dramatic rupture. For French Jews, it felt more like the latest chapter in a story they had been living for decades.
Twelve Torah scrolls stolen in targeted antisemitic break-in at synagogue near Paris
"It was with shock and anger that I learned this morning that the Jewish community of Levallois had been struck at what is most sacred and precious to it," said Levallois Mayor Agnès Pottier-Dumas.
Former French Prime Minister joins CAM to lead Europe's fight against rising antisemitism
Valls, “The fight against antisemitism is not solely a Jewish cause — it is a democratic imperative.”
'Only my best friend knows I’m Jewish’: French Jewish teens tell US ambassador of hidden identity
Nine members of CTeen France met US Ambassador Charles Kushner in Paris on May 4, discussing life as Jewish teens in France during a two-hour conversation at the ambassador’s residence.
Are French courts unwilling to call out antisemitism, recognize Jew-hatred? - analysis
In December 2025, an Algerian nanny was sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment for poisoning a French Jewish family, but the court ruled this was not an act of antisemitism.
Parisian Jewish family ordered to remove mezuzah from apartment door by building management
The family was told they have 15 days to remove the mezuzah, with the management company saying it had been put up "without any authorization."
'From the river to the sea' could be punishable under new French law, says MP Yadan - interview
French MP Caroline Yadan's Bill 575, which seeks to combat “renewed forms of antisemitism,” has already been adopted by the French National Assembly Law Committee.
Jews were target of majority of antireligious acts in 2025, French ministry reveals
The new Anti-Religious Acts Report 2025 found that almost 2,500 antireligious acts were carried out last year, similar to the number in 2024.
A fractured bond: France, Israel, and French Jews at a defining moment - analysis
History, identity, and antisemitism are colliding, forcing a long overdue reckoning
Trial begins against French murderer who threw elderly Jewish neighbor off Lyon balcony
While the defendant, Rachid Kheniche, denies antisemitic motivation, he has so far been charged with aggravated murder because of the victim's religion.
