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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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Culture France would like to believe that an antisemitic arson attack was an aberration — history says otherwise
A recent incident presents some eerie parallels to the First Crusade
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Fast Forward Police in Rouen, France, shoot and kill man who set fire to a synagogue
Locals in Rouen rallied to support the 150-member Jewish community after the incident
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Culture He’s named after his grandfather Alfred Dreyfus (not that one)
How a note on a grave sparked a decadeslong friendship
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Fast Forward GOP-led congressional report on campus antisemitism recommends cutting funds to universities that boycott Israel
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