(JTA) — A Jewish man wearing a kipah was attacked in eastern France.
Two men wearing robes traditional to North Africa attacked the man, 41, with a knife and metal bar in the center of Strasbourg, the French news agency AFP reported. One of the assailants is a psychiatric patient, according to AFP.
The victim was treated at the hospital.
"It’s an anti-Semitic attack," Pierre Levy, regional delegate of CRIF, the umbrella representative body of France’s Jewish community, told AFP.
The two alleged attackers were detained by police.
As the Year Turns, Support the Journalism You Trust. JTA covers the stories shaping Jewish life around the world — with the depth this moment calls for. As you reflect on the year ahead, consider a gift that keeps independent Jewish journalism strong.
