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Opinion An unprecedented victory for a historically antisemitic right-wing party in France, and now the world holds its breath
In the land of existentialism, Emmanuel Macron has proved unequal to the existential crisis he created
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Fast Forward Far-right party with antisemitic roots projected to lead after first round of French vote
Projections of Sunday’s vote showed that National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, got some 34% of the vote, followed by a coalition of left-wing parties, which got 29%. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party, Renaissance, came in third
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Fast Forward Protests, political action in France after alleged antisemitic rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl
Two 13-year-old boys have been charged with raping and threatening to kill the girl, whom they allegedly called “dirty Jew"
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Opinion For French Jews, a choice between two widely divergent parties, each with a history of antisemitism
Antisemitism on both the left and right leaves Jews feeling as if they're living in exile
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Film & TV What the world has lost with the loss of Anouk Aimée
With the death of the actress, who was born Nicole Dreyfus, comes the death of an idyllic image of France
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Fast Forward French conservative leader embraces Marine Le Pen’s far-right party with history of antisemitism
One founder of the National Rally, Le Pen’s father, is a convicted Holocaust denier; another was a former Nazi
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Culture Behind a dramatic election in France, the rise of a new Jewish leader — and also antisemitism
A surprisingly strong Socialist performance was led by Raphaël Glucksmann, whose grandparents emigrated to France in the 1930s
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Film & TV In Nazi-occupied Paris, astute performances and direction elevate melodrama into a soul-stirring film
Fred Cavayé’s 'Farewell, Mr. Haffmann' is replete with twists of fate and reversals of fortune
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Opinion The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about
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News UK’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, observes Shabbat, supports Israel and vows to fight antisemitism
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Opinion Steve Bannon wants Jews to ‘hard weld’ to Christian nationalists. Not so fast
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Fast Forward Some imagine a ‘President Josh Shapiro.’ Here’s what he said about Biden after the debate.
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 45 antisemitic incidents last month, 57% of all hate crimes in the city
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Fast Forward 7 arrested in Greece following attacks on a synagogue and Israeli-owned hotel
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News After antisemitism scandals, the U.K.’s Labour party regained the Jewish vote. What’s next?
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Fast Forward Hostage posters ripped off the wall outside Brad Schneider’s office a week after his house is picketed after midnight