How this Montreal businessman just repaid a 78-year old debt to France, where his father was rescued from the Nazis on D-Day 1944
It was an overcast day in early April when Montreal businessman Harvey Engelberg found himself in the middle of a muddy farmer’s field in northern France, reciting the Jewish memorial prayer for the dead. Engelberg was repaying a 78-year old debt on behalf of his late father. Cobby Engelberg had served as an RCAF radio […]
Diab must stand trial in 1980 synagogue bombing, French court rules
Ottawa professor maintains he was not in France at the time of the attack.
23 per cent of French Jews say they were assaulted by anti-Semites, survey finds
In a survey about anti-Semitism in France, nearly a quarter of 1,027 Jewish respondents said they had experienced a physical anti-Semitic assault.
French city’s rabbi says half of his congregants have left over anti-Semitism
Half of the regular members of the Jewish community in of the city of Grenoble in eastern France have left due to anti-Semitism, their rabbi said.
Socken: For the glory of France
Paul Socken chronicles the struggle of the Jews to receive citizenship in France throughout history.
Thousands protest anti-Semitism in marches across France
Thousands participated on Tuesday in demonstrations against anti-Semitism across France.
Anti-Semitic acts in France rose by 74 per cent in 2018
Anti-Semitic acts in France rose by 74 per cent last year.
Your Daily Spiel For August 1
UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn apologized for “Never Again for Anyone — Auschwitz to Gaza” event; Booking.com listing describing Jerusalem as an “Israeli settlement”amended; Israeli Supreme Court told an ultra-Orthodox political party that it needs to allow women to run on its slate.
Anti-Zionist graffiti painted on French synagogue
The vandalism was discovered Saturday at the main Jewish house of worship in the coastal city of Le Havre, 100 miles northwest of Paris, also included stickers displaying the Palestinian, Lebanese and French flags on the building’s entrance.
Weinfeld: The beautiful game; the horrible war
David Weinfeld discusses his decision-making process behind choosing a team to root for during the recent World Cup.
