Jews in France

Sages, synagogues, and seaside: Discovering Jewish history along the French Riviera

When identifying ourselves, we did not hide the fact that we are Israeli, and reactions were polite. I consider visiting places of Jewish interest a way of supporting the local community.

Chateau D'if, viewed from Marseille.
 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.

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

 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


Paris Jews pay respects to terror victims at city’s Great Synagogue

“We pray for all the injured to recover quickly. Our hearts are with them and their families”

A woman holds a candle as she pays her respect at one of the attack sites in Paris, November 15, 2015.

On my mind: The battle for France

Each French citizen has the right to live safely, to practice his own religion, to be protected by the French government.

French President Francois Hollande enters the Elysee Palace in Paris

Jewish teen assaulted near Paris, called 'dirty Jew'

The victim, identified as Ruben Am, 18, sustained several cuts to his face from the hits.

French police patrol near the Eiffel Tower as security in Paris is bolstered after a shooting killed 12

French chief rabbi calls for solutions for Mideast refugees

Stopping short of calling for France to offer asylum to the refugees, Korsia urged “civic and human burst, strong gestures from our country and the European Union, so that solutions can be found as quickly as possible.”

DATE IMPORTED: September 06, 2015 Refugees and migrants sleep on the railway tracks close to the borders of Greece with Macedonia, near the village of Idomeni, September 6, 2015.

Toulouse rabbi told to remove kippah at voting station

France’s law forbids voters to bring political propaganda to the voting stations, but does not forbid religious attire or signs.

A Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi reflects at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

French PM Manuel Valls tells Jews to stay in France

"The place for French Jews is France."

Members of the Jewish community at the synagogue in Bordeaux, southwestern France.

Indictment: French-Israeli con men duped soccer team, French businesses

“This phenomenon causes great damage not only to the companies that are targeted but also to the image of Israel," prosecution says.

Israeli Police

Senior French socialist: Targeting Jews for Israel like targeting Muslims for ISIS

Jean-Christophe Cambadelis's mention was criticized for placing Islamic State and Israel on the same level.

Anti-semitism

Anti-terror patrol soldiers stabbed outside French Jewish center

Three French soldiers were lightly injured and police detained the attacker.

Police are seen outside a Jewish Community center, where two French soldiers were attacked and wounded in a knife attack in Nice February 3, 2015.

EU official: Without Jews, Europe has no future

French PM: "If 100,000 Jews leave, France will no longer be France. The French Republic will be judged a failure."

Frans Timmermans