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A tram arriving at Garibaldi Square in Nice, France on August 10, 2010. (Myrabella/Wikimedia Commons)

Jewish schools and synagogues in Nice to remain closed Friday for fear of terrorist attacks

“We’re all feeling threatened,” the French city’s chief rabbi said after three people were killed by a Tunisian man at an iconic church.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 30, 2020 10:00 am

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Man tries to break into French Jewish school while shouting anti-Semitic slurs

The guard at Nice’s Or Torah hit the panic button and physically blocked the man from entering the institution’s premises.

November 1, 2019 10:12 am

The Grand Synagogue of Nice used to be packed on Shabbat, but today there are more empty seats than occupied ones. (Photo courtesy of Consistoire Nice/Henri Belhassen)

Hit by terror and a sluggish economy, Nice’s once-vibrant Jewish community faces uncertain future

According to the most conservative estimates, the Jewish population of the Mediterranean city is half what it was in the 1990s.

September 26, 2019 5:04 pm

Graffiti at Jewish center in France mock Pittsburgh shooting victims

November 1, 2018 7:55 am

Jewish teens assaulted, robbed in anti-Semitic attack in France

October 14, 2018 4:35 am

Is Europe’s jihadist problem generating empathy toward Israel?

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 11, 2017 3:06 pm

French chief rabbi offers condolences, prayers after deadly Berlin Christmas attack

December 19, 2016 3:45 pm

French baby named after Toulouse murderer of 4 Jews

November 18, 2016 10:29 am

For Jews of Nice, terrorist attack came as no surprise

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 26, 2016 3:56 pm

Nice’s defiant Jews to gather on Shabbat despite terrorist attack

July 15, 2016 1:28 am

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