Global outcry after antisemitic attack on Orléans rabbi prompts demand for action

Global outcry after antisemitic attack on Orléans rabbi prompts demand for action

“The Jewish community needs real protection, not hollow statements,” warns Rabbi Zamir Isayev.

Anti-Semitism increased by almost 90% in French-speaking Switzerland last year, according to CICAD. The Inter-Community Coordination Against Anti-Semitism and Defamation is concerned about this "unprecedented" rise across the country.

Rabbi Attacked in Orleans, France. His Community Strikes Back with a Mitzva

Inspired by the approach of the Rebbe, the rabbis of Paris, along with André Eliyahu Druon—the president of the Orléans Jewish community—resolved to respond to the act of hatred by doubling down on strengthening Jewish life in the city, launching an initiative to build Orléans’ first mikvah.

The violence unleashed on the rabbi of Orléans on Saturday has rekindled already deep-seated fears among representatives of the Jewish community. Anti-Semitic attacks have been on the rise in France since October 7, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior. Source: The post “I refuse to bow my head”: After the attack in Orléans, France’s rabbis refuse to be intimidated first appeared on INTELLI.NEWS.