Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the nation of France.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the nation of France.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the nation of France.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the nation of France.
A senior rabbi from Paris has warned Israel’s agriculture minister that legislation in Israel to ban the import of goose liver could jeopardize kosher slaughter in Europe. “Imagine how it will look if Israel itself is the first to ban the import of goose liver, which was an issue raised by these animal welfare groups…
A French appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling which ordered Twitter to divulge details of users who posted anti-Semitic content. In a decision handed down Wednesday, the Paris Court of Appeals upheld a January 24 ruling that said Twitter must provide data on some users to France’s Union of Jewish students and four…
A French public prosecutor recommended on Tuesday closing an investigation into alleged sex offences in which former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn risks trial on a charge of “aggravated pimping”. It is now up to judges investigating the case to decide whether or not to drop the prosecution, the last legal proceedings the former Socialist presidential…
Armed robbers reportedly “dressed like haredis” ripped off a Jewish jeweler in France before releasing toxic gas in the air. Four men approached the jeweler near his Marseille shop on Wednesday morning, the news site La Depeche reported. Two were “dressed like haredis,” according to the French news agency AFP, and two wore masks. At…
A new facility in Lyon, France tells the story of the local — and largely unsung — heroes of World War II. The Centre de l’Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation — Center for the History of the Resistance and Deportation, or CHRD — aims to educate visitors about the role of the…
PARIS – American singer Bob Dylan may soon be awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion d’Honneur, after his nomination was reportedly first tossed out over his marijuana use and opposition to the Vietnam War. The green light given by the Legion d’Honneur’s council means France’s minister of culture may soon decorate Dylan — a symbol…
Half of all respondents to a survey on attitudes toward Jews in France said French Jews are closer to Israel than to their own republic. Performed online last month by the polling company OpinionWay among 1,001 adult French males and females of various ages and political convictions, 46 percent of respondents in the poll said…
A French town where dozens of residents saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust will open a museum to commemorate the rescuers’ actions. The Memory of Chambon museum is scheduled to open its doors on June 5 in Chambon-sur-Lignon, 70 miles south of Lyon in southern France, according to the French news agency AFP. The…
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