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Culture A visitor to Paris finds a dark layer of Jewish history in the City of Light
Beyond the city's wine, food and fashion, the tragic fate of French Jews in World War II is hiding in plain sight
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Fast Forward In viral clip, French TV host asks Jewish guest why he wears a kippah in public
Immunology professor Cyrille Cohen responded with exasperation on the live broadcast
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Culture In the story of Tolstoy’s marriage, a modern critique of the whole institution
Frederick Wiseman's 'A Couple' depicts Leo and Sophia Tolstoy in perpetual crisis
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Fast Forward Gad Elmaleh, popular comedian who has been source of pride for French Jews, converts to Catholicism
'This is no doubt a joke,' one Jewish fan wrote on Twitter
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Culture Paris Centre’s Jewish mayor is ‘happy as God’ in France
As the leader of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil says antisemitism in France is real, but he’s never really had to face it
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Culture How a Holocaust survivor helped win the fight for abortion rights
Five years after her death, Simone Veil is back in the news — in France and the US
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Culture Why the latest political debacle in France may send tremors around the world
The public that reelected Emmanuel Macron less than two months ago already seems to be experiencing buyer’s remorse
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Fast Forward Éric Zemmour acquitted of Holocaust denial charge for saying French Nazi collaborator saved Jews
This view of collaborationist France is supported by at least one renowned historian, but hotly disputed by others.
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