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Amid existential angst, Parisian Jews bet on their community’s future with giant community center

The six-story, 54,000-square-foot building is eye-catching, even in a city like Paris.

French essayist and political journalist Eric Zemmour arrives at a debate in Beziers, France on Oct, 16, 2021. (Chesnot/Getty Images)

A far-right Jew could make political history in France. Many French Jews say he’s dangerous.

The French Jewish establishment has tried to ignore Eric Zemmour for years. Now that he could become a top presidential candidate, they have been forced to take a side.

Joel Mergui speaks at a European Jewish Association conference in Brussels, Belgium on Oct. 12, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

European Union plan to fight antisemitism ‘not serious,’ Jewish community leaders say

The EU’s plan for countering and preserving Jewish life does not mention bans on ritual slaughter and circumcision, proposed or in place in several European countries.