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Paris, You Aren't Alone

By Avi Weiss

8 Things You Might Not Know About French Jews

By Gabrielle Birkner

In France, a Jew and a Muslim Mourn Together

By Anne Cohen and Sigal Samuel

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Paris, You Aren't Alone

Rabbi Avi Weiss was at the airport in Tel Aviv when he realized he had to be with the Jewish community in Paris. He starts a whirlwind visit with the simple words: ‘Je suis juif.’

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Rabbi Avi Weiss was at the airport in Tel Aviv when he realized he had to be with the Jewish community in Paris. He starts a whirlwind visit with the simple words: ‘Je suis juif.’

How Bibi Pushes Europe Away

A secret Israeli report predicts a growing rift between Europe and Israel. J.J. Goldberg explains why Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance after the Paris terror attacks may make things worse.

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A secret Israeli report predicts a growing rift between Europe and Israel. J.J. Goldberg explains why Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance after the Paris terror attacks may make things worse.

Why 'Jew' Is Hardest Word

The ‘J-Word’: Police patrol a Jewish neighborhood in Paris.

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The Charlie Hebdo cartoonists were killed for being cartoonists. Robert Zaretsky asks why France cannot seem to accept that the kosher grocery terror victims were killed for being Jews.

Be Bossy Like Bibi

Benjamin Netanyahu’s sharp-elbowed rush to the front of the Paris anti-terror march was the stuff of instant social media legend.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s sharp-elbowed rush to the front of the Paris anti-terror march was the stuff of instant social media legend.

Queen of Mean Makes 'Aliyah'

‘Queen of Mean’ Now Leona Helmsley is known as a philanthropist

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Leona Helmsley’s legendary stinginess earned her the moniker ‘Queen of Mean.’ But after her death, she is increasingly synonymous with generous donations to Israel charities.

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In France, 2 Sons, 1 Grief

In France, 2 Sons, 1 Grief

By Anne Cohen and Sigal Samuel

Even as Jewish-Muslim tensions escalate in France, Rabbi Benjamin Hattab and Latifa Ibn Ziaten shared a touching moment of unity over the loss of their sons.

Je Me Souviens: The Charlie Hebdo massacre claimed the life of French Jewish psychoanalyst Elsa Cayat who wrote a column for the satirical publication.

Remembering Elsa Cayat

By Benjamin Ivry

The Charlie Hebdo massacre claimed the life of French Jewish psychoanalyst Elsa Cayat, who wrote a column for the satirical publication. Benjamin Ivry mourns her passing.

Why Everyone Hates BBC

Why Everyone Hates BBC

By Liam Hoare

When Tim Willcox told a Paris Jew that ‘Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well,’ he unintentionally highlighted a major problem with the BBC’s coverage, Liam Hoare writes.

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