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Senior French government official Emmanuelle Wargon and CRIF board member Serge Dahan lighting a memorial candle outside the Hyper Cacher store in Paris, France on Jan. 9, 2020. (Courtesy of CRIF)

French Jews commemorate 5th anniversary of Hyper Cacher murders

Francis Kalifat, president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, said that the memory of the four victims will “forever be treasured” by French Jewry.

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 10, 2020 9:32 am

Thousands march in France to protest decision to not prosecute Jewish woman’s killer

Rallies took place in several French cities.

January 5, 2020 1:41 pm

French policemen controlling access to the city center of Strasbourg, eastern France, July 30, 2016. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)

French Jew who survived 2016 stabbing by assailant who shouted about Allah dies at 65

The man who stabbed Chalom Levy was twice deemed unfit to stand trial for knifing Jews in Strasbourg.

January 3, 2020 12:52 pm

French Jews at a march protestic anti-Semitic violence in Paris, France on March 28, 2018. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

In France, a killer’s successful insanity defense sparks outrage

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 31, 2019 2:54 pm

Paris appeals court agrees: Killer of Jewish woman not responsible for his actions because he was too high on marijuana

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 19, 2019 10:29 am

Jewish woman’s killer not criminally liable because he was high on marijuana, French judge rules

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 15, 2019 1:55 pm

French Jews say officials are reluctant to call out anti-Semitism by Muslims

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 1, 2019 2:37 pm

In handling of Holocaust survivor’s brutal killing, French Jews see a ‘lesson learned’ by their government

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 28, 2018 4:37 pm

Hate crime charges reinstated in Paris trial of Muslim accused of killing Jewish neighbor

February 28, 2018 5:40 am

Hate crime charges dropped in Paris trial of Muslim accused of killing Jewish neighbor

February 1, 2018 12:34 pm

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