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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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Film & TV A comedy about a vanishing Jewish community doesn’t seem so funny right now
In 'The Last of the Jews,' an ailing mother and her hapless son hide disturbing truths from each other
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Fast Forward How Jewish journalist Ruth Elkrief wound up in the middle of France’s debate over antisemitism and Islamophobia
A far-left leader called the 30-year broadcast veteran Islamophobic for asking tough questions of a pro-Palestinian lawmaker
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