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Fast Forward French Jewish woman stabbed, swastika found on her door
The young woman is recovering in a hospital and is not in life-threatening condition
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Books A timeline of cultural events canceled since Hamas’ attack on Israel
In the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, widespread cancellations of events tied to Palestinian or Muslim communities have raised fears about free speech and censorship
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Fast Forward With Israel visit, Macron seeks to balance solidarity with Israel and calls for peace
“Democracies respect the rules of war and ensure humanitarian access,” the French president said in Jerusalem
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Culture In a France riven by terrorism, why history (and one particular Jewish historian) still matters
Marc Bloch would have understood the irony of the threats issued at the school bearing his name
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Culture As in 1940 France, Israel’s fortified border protected only a false sense of security
As Hamas terrorists crossed the divide, they recalled the time Germany breached the Maginot Line
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Fast Forward France bans pro-Palestinian rallies as antisemitic incidents spike
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin cited “the heightened anxiety among our Jewish community"
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Culture In an unsettling account of French collaboration with Nazis, disturbing parallels with today’s politics
The case of Marshal Pétain may be history — but that history is far from over
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Culture One of the most important Jewish artists of his generation was born 100 years ago — can you recognize him?
He was a World War II hero and the consummate practitioner of his art, but out of costume, he may not look familiar
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