Sarah Halimi

French prosecutors suspect elderly Jew’s death linked to antisemitism

Rene Hadjaj, 89, was found dead after falling from the 17th floor of his apartment building. Police suspect that his neighbor may be connected to his death.

La Part-Dieu Central Business District, Lyon, France
PROTESTORS GATHER outside the French Embassy in Tel Aviv on Sunday to demand justice for Sarah Halimi, who was murdered by an antisemitic assailant in her apartment in Paris in 2017.

Majority of French Jews have been the victims of antisemitic acts - survey

Protesters gather in Jerusalem against the French ruling in the Sarah Halimi murder case, April 25, 2021.

French parliamentary report on the Sarah Halimi murder case reopens the wound it sought to heal

PROTESTORS GATHER outside the French Embassy in Tel Aviv on Sunday to demand justice for Sarah Halimi, who was murdered by an antisemitic assailant in her apartment in Paris in 2017.

French parliament launches investigation into Halimi verdict


Antisemitism victims memorialized in new website by Diaspora Affairs Min.

Hundreds of Jews killed in an antisemitic attacks in the Diaspora since the end of the Holocaust will be commemorated on a new website.

Flowers and other items have been left as memorials outside the Tree of Life synagogue following last Saturday's shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 3, 2018

Sarah Halimi's family lawyers take complaint to Israel courts

Israel's criminal law may apply to antisemitic crimes committed abroad and denounced by an Israeli citizen, which is the case with their client, Sarah Halimi's sister.

Sarah Halimi was brutally murdered in her Paris home by Kobili Traore, who was not prosecuted because lawyers attributed his actions to a “massive psychotic episode” caused by smoking marijuana.

My Word: Justice for Sarah Halimi and justice for all

No fancy word can cover what happened to Halimi. She was murdered. An identifiably Orthodox Jewish woman, she was killed by a Muslim immigrant in a shocking crime.

People hold up signs of Jewish victims during a protest against antisemitism and racism at Ilan Halimi Square in Paris on February 14.

Sarah Halimi murder: No excuse for killing, hating Jews - editorial

Macron has said that he wants to assure the family and relatives of the victim and all fellow citizens of the Jewish faith that they have his support. Then why do they keep getting murdered?

Sarah Halimi was brutally murdered in her Paris home by Kobili Traore, who was not prosecuted because lawyers attributed his actions to a “massive psychotic episode” caused by smoking marijuana.

France's Macron calls for change in law following Sarah Halimi ruling

CRIF Jewish umbrella group seeks to raise awareness about Halimi in civil society, support efforts to change law.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon, September 2020

France top court confirms Sarah Halimi murderer 'irresponsible' for taking cannabis

"This decision... potentially creates a precedent for all hate criminals to simply claim insanity – or decide to smoke, snort or inject drugs, or even get drunk, before committing their crimes."

Sarah Halimi was brutally murdered in her Paris home by Kobili Traore, who was not prosecuted because lawyers attributed his actions to a “massive psychotic episode” caused by smoking marijuana.

Paris prosecutors say Holocaust survivor’s slaying was antisemitic murder

The charred body of Mireille Knoll, 85, was discovered in her apartment on March 23, 2018

Red tape police seals and a photograph are seen on the front door of the appartment of Mireille Knoll, a Holocaust survivor who was killed in her apartment in Paris, France

US envoy on antisemitism criticizes French judiciary’s failure

The U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism implicitly criticized the decision in France not to try a man who killed his Jewish neighbor.

Sarah Halimi was brutally murdered in her Paris home by Kobili Traore, who was not prosecuted because lawyers attributed his actions to a “massive psychotic episode” caused by smoking marijuana.

Thousands protest in France decision not to prosecute Sarah Halimi killer

Several thousand Jews marched in Marseille in protest of the ruling, which leaders of French Jewry, including the CRIF umbrella of French Jewish communities, have suggested was designed to avoid scrutiny of Muslim antisemitism.

People attend a national gathering to protest antisemitism and the rise of anti-Semitic attacks in the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, February 19, 2019.