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French Jewish Community Rescues Bodies, Re-Inters Them in new Cemetery

The remains of 29 Jews were transferred from a cemetery south of Paris to eastern France in an unprecedented operation held to rescue these bodies from eventual cremation.

Vel D’Hiv Roundup of Paris Jews Remembered, 78 Years Later

French political leaders, Holocaust memorials and museums and Jewish organizations marked the anniversary of the 1942 Vel D’Hiv roundup, in which over 13,000 Jews were arrested in Paris by French authorities and deported to Nazi death camps.

French far-left leader accused of spreading antisemitic trope

The president of the far-left political party La France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has been accused of spreading an antisemitic trope during a radio interview.

Several graves defaced with antisemitic markings in southern France

Several graves in a municipal cemetery in the south-western French town of Gruissan were defaced with antisemitic markings.

Men suspected of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll’s murder will go on trial in Paris

Two men suspected of murdering a Holocaust survivor in Paris during an alleged antisemitic attack will stand trial over her death, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

French town that saved Jews in WWII recently elected antisemitic mayor

Moissac, the "city of the Righteous Among the Nations” has elected new mayor, Romain Lopez, which as been accused of making antisemetic statements and is part of the far-right party Rassemblement National.
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