Jews marching in Marseille
Following the release of a report that shows acts of Antisemitism in France jumping dramatically in 2012, we thought we would bring you this remarkable article which gives a perspective on French culture and its relationship with Jews:
I’m an American Jew who lived in France for most of the last four years, first in Nantes and later in Paris. Last year, I was sitting in a café in the 6th arrondissement with two French college friends, randomly recounting to one of them—a nonpracticing Jew whose family has long lived in Paris—a philosophical debate from a Jewish studies course about married women covering their hair. The other friend, not Jewish but also raised in Paris, cringed as he listened to our conversation.
“You see? This is the difference between you and us,” he said as he glared at the Parisian Jew and me. “While you spend your time talking about this, in France we debate culture and politics.”
Taken aback, my Jewish friend and I both looked at each other,…
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