Today in Jewish History – Shvat 13
Sponsored by Aish.com: In 1790, France granted full and equal citizenship to Sefardi Jews. (Ashkenazi Jews gained citizenship a year and a half later.) The French Revolution, born of the … Read More
Tag: Jewish life in France
Today in Jewish History – Kislev 18
Sponsored by Aish.com: In 1793, the French district of Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine passed an anti-Jewish law prohibiting circumcision and the wearing of beards. It also ordered the burning of books written … Read More
Today in Jewish History – Tishrei 11
Sponsored by Aish.com: In 1941, SS Chief Helmut Knochen ordered the systematic destruction of synagogues in Paris. During this time the Vichy government established other anti-Jewish measures, including the requirement … Read More
Report: Anti-Semitic attack against Jewish woman in Paris
From Anti-Semitic attack against Jewish woman in Paris: A 23-year-old Jewish woman was attacked in Paris this week by two masked men of African descent, who beat her up and … Read More
Obituary: Henri Amouroux
Henri Amouroux, a French historian who testified on behalf of Maurice Papon at his war crimes trial and wrote several books on the Nazi occupation, has died, news reports said … Read More