FranceMore Jews than ever want to leave France, says relative of Shoah survivor stabbed to death in her Paris flatSpeaking on a visit to Auschwitz, Keren Knoll, granddaughter of Mireille Knoll, said French Jews are scared of rising levels of antisemitismBy Felix Pope1 min read
First World WarMy walk along the Western FrontTo support the dream of a dead soldier for a ‘path of peace’ along the famous First World War dividing line, Anthony Seldon walked its length last year. Along the way he contemplated his roots, and the hopes and fears of Jewish soldiersBy Anthony Seldon7 min read
TravelThrills in paradiseFind adrenaline-fuelled fun beyond the slopes in France’s Paradiski areaBy Keith Perry 6 min read
AntisemitismFrench Jewish history teacher threatened with death in chilling echoes of Samuel Paty caseAn investigation has been opened after the death threat targeting a Jewish teacher and his rabbi father was sent to a school south of ParisBy Ben Bloch1 min read
SuccotJewish identity explored in a tale of love among the etrogsFor Stéphane Freiss, the writer and director of this new French film, this was a deeply personal projectBy Stephen Applebaum6 min read
FranceFugitive ‘antisemitic’ imam held in Belgium fights deportationInterior Minister called for Moroccan imam's expulsion over his 'especially virulent anti-Semitic speech'By Shirli Sitbon1 min read
AntisemitismNearly half of French Jews tell their children not to reveal religion in publicA new report says that antisemitism 'often conceals itself behind the mask of human rights and egalitarianism'By Ben Bloch2 min read
Remembering Rashi in FranceSet out on the Rashi trail in Troyes to find Jewish heritage in the heart of ChampagneBy Michael Leventhal4 min read||September 30, 2022 15:08
Film review: Mrs Harris Goes to Paris - A return trip to the French capital for some fashion and funLesley Manville heads a stellar European cast in this charming period-drama comedyBy Linda Marric1 min read||September 30, 2022 10:11
Who Killed My Father theatre review: The personal is political for this father and sonEdouard Louis’s autobiographical book about visiting his estranged father in northern France is converted into an absolutely gripping tale of reconciliation and lossBy John Nathan1 min read||September 15, 2022 09:13
French police to probe whether brutal killing was antisemiticFrench authorities are set to investigate whether the killing of a Jewish man earlier this month was motivated by antisemitismBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read||September 5, 2022 10:34
Hate preacher goes on the run after deportation order granted in FranceInterior Minister called for Moroccan imam's expulsion over his 'especially virulent anti-Semitic speech'By Nic North2 min read||September 2, 2022 10:33
A week in ProvenceFind more than lavender during an escape to Provence, with art, vineyards and plenty of luxuryBy Catherine Cooper5 min read||August 21, 2022 15:30
Anais in Love Film review: An affair to forget in an engaging but overlong romantic comedyA free-spirited young woman embarks on an whirlwind affair with an esteemed literary editor twice her age in French writer-director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet's filmBy Linda Marric1 min read||August 19, 2022 10:30
Fury as French MPs call Israelis a ‘racial group’ in a parliamentary resolutionThe motion put forward by a group of far-left MPs, which calls on France to 'immediately dismantle' the 'Israeli Apartheid regime', has been condemned as antisemiticBy Shirli Sitbon1 min read||August 11, 2022 15:17
Eiffel film review: Tall story with a sugar-coated finishThere is more swooning and less science in this saccharine account of how the iconic Paris landmark was builtBy Linda Marric1 min read||August 11, 2022 09:47
