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Breaking News French Jewish Leader Softens Stance on ‘Anti-Semitic’ Quenelle Gesture
The president of France’s main Jewish group has softened his blanket condemnation of the quenelle gesture and said that it is not necessarily anti-Semitic. Roger Cukierman, the president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, adjusted his position in a filmed interview published Tuesday on the website of the Le Figaro daily. Reacting…
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Breaking News French Woman Sues University of Oklahoma to Recover Nazi-Looted Art
A French woman is suing the University of Oklahoma to recover a Nazi-looted painting that was taken from her father. Leone Meyer, the daughter of Raoul Meyer, a Jewish businessman in Paris during the Nazi occupation of France, is attempting to recover the 1886 impressionist work “Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep,” by Camille Pissarro, the Oklahoman…
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Food Taste the Real Quenelle
The first time I heard that Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala had adopted the “quenelle” as his trademark, my first thought was that the controversial French comedian had a strange affinity for fish. That’s because a quenelle, in my mind, refers not to an anti-Semitic inverted Nazi salute, but to a delicious dish from the south of…
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Breaking News French Jew Exonerated in Blood Libel Murder of Toddler — 344 Years Later
Nearly 350 years after his wrongful execution, a French Jew who had been convicted of a blood libel was exonerated and declared a martyr. The village of Glatigny in the eastern district of Moselle set the record straight Sunday on the wrongful conviction of Raphael Levy in 1670 for murder. Levy, a simple merchant, was…
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Breaking News Soccer Star Nicolas Anelka Faces Minimum 5-Game Ban for ‘Shocking’ Quenelle Salute
The English Football Association charged Nicolas Anelka on Tuesday for making a “quenelle” salute after scoring for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United in the Premier League last month. The gesture is widely regarded as being anti-Semitic and the FA charged the former France international under Rule E3 for ‘making an abusive and/or indecent…
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Breaking News Belgian Jews Thank France for Banning ‘Quenelle’ Comic Dieudonne
Leaders of Belgium’s Jewish community rallied outside France’s embassy in Brussels to thank the French government for its efforts to keep an anti-Semitic comedian from touring. The demonstration Wednesday was organized by the CCOJB umbrella group representing French-speaking Belgian Jews. Some 70 people showed up, police told the Belga news agency, bearing signs reading: “Thank…
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Breaking News Racism Watchdog Slams British Soccer League for Inaction on ‘Nazi’ Celebration
A leading watchdog on soccer racism in Britain accused England’s Football Association of foot-dragging in probing a player who performed a gesture which is considered anti-Semitic. The watchdog, Kick It Out, urged the Football Association to wrap up its investigation into the Dec. 28 action of Nicolas Anelka, a striker for the West Bromwich Albion…
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News ‘Quenelle’ Soccer Star Nicolas Anelka Escapes Punishment by British League — So Far
When West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka exposed British soccer fans to the quasi-Nazi salute now sweeping his native France, Jewish groups were confident a strong response was coming. After all, Britain is considered a leader in the fight against xenophobia in sports thanks to its successful education programs and the tough stance of its…
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