French jews

Spirit of Herzl: Central Jerusalem hotel with history, comics, and charm

Explore Jerusalem from the Spirit of Herzl Hotel, where Zionist comics line the halls and history meets comfort in a central location.

Welcoming guests.
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‘Dance, pig’: Man harasses young Jewish boys in France, orders them to ‘free Palestine’

 A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Algerian nanny charged after allegedly poisoning French Jewish family’s food, drinks

 French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (illustration)

French gov't allows Israeli firms to participate in defense exhibition after alleged ban


Marcel Ophuls, French Jewish director of ‘The Sorrow and the Pity,’ dies at 97

Ophuls had spent the last years of his life trying to raise the money to complete a new documentary that would have critically explored Israel and Zionism.

Marcel Ophuls poses for a portrait in the 1990s in New York City, New York.

French textbooks need fuller picture of Jewish history and antisemitism, IMPACT-se finds

Marcus Sheff, the CEO of IMPACT-se, told the Jerusalem Post that it is important to teach "not just about just how Jews died but how Jews lived."

 A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.

French Jewish WWII spy Marthe Cohn dies at 105

During her time as a spy, she was able to provide the French military with information on German positions, contributing to several notable victories.

Marthe Cohn

'Eliminate this Jewish whore:' French Assembly president sent antisemitic death threats

"We've been trying to eliminate this f***ing Jew for a long time," the letters allegedly warned ahead of Braun-Pivet's book signing event in Bordeaux.

 Yaël Braun-Pivet, newly-elected President of the National Assembly, reacts as she delivers a speech during the opening session of the National Assembly in Paris, France, June 28, 2022.

Israel bars French lawmakers over planned Palestinian state recognition

Tensions between Israel and France escalate after visas for 27 French MPs are revoked. Jerusalem warns of a diplomatic clash in June.

 French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (illustration)

Clash with anti-Israel marchers at Jewish-owned Strasbourg bakery draws outrage

French politicians decried the incident, calling it antisemitic, and said that it must stop.

 Crowd gathers at Place Kleber with the call of Strasbourg Palestine Collective and marches to the Place du Chateau with slogans in support of Gaza, in Strasbourg, France on March 22, 2025.

'Dirty Jew': French Jew beaten on street in latest antisemitic attack in Villeurbanne

A man wearing a Star of David pendant necklace was allegedly attacked by two men on Friday, with one man filing and another striking the victim on the head while calling him a "dirty Jew."

French police in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, August 31, 2019. (illustrative)

Man who viciously attacked Orleans rabbi arrested, victim tells 'Post'

The attacker was a minor, according to a social media statement by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.

 A member of the Jewish community prays at a synagogue in Orleans, central France, on March 23, 2025, the day after an attack to the rabbi of Orleans, for which a minor has been arrested

In broad daylight: French rabbi assaulted, bitten in front of son on way back from synagogue

Rabbi Arié Engelberg was on his way back from synagogue when he was reportedly kicked, punched, and bitten on the shoulder.

 Rabbi Arié Engelberg.

Site of Hyper Cacher massacre set on fire in suspected arson

"This act of vandalism, just months after the attack’s tenth anniversary, is yet another reminder of the persistent threats Jewish communities face," the EJC said on X.

 A woman walks by the Hypercacher Jewish supermarket after its facade was set ablaze overnight in Paris on March 20, 2025. According to police sources, a man was caught on CCTV cameras setting fire to four containers in front of the Hypercacher entrance, before setting fire to a nearby worksite skip