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  German-American Rabbi Leo Trepp dies
  
Leo Trepp, the last rabbi to officiate in Germany during the Nazi era, has died aged 97 in San Francisco, the University of Mainz announced on its website... [...];
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Wednesday,September 8, 2010

  French teacher suspended for teaching ’too much’ Shoah
  
Catherine Pederzoli-Ventura files appeal against decision, maintains "the only crime I have committed is being Jewish"... [...];
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Friday,September 3, 2010

  Paris synagogue receives death threats
  
Synagogue in suburb famous for Jewish transit camp during WWII gets letter with swastika, bullets... [...];
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Thursday,August 26, 2010

  Israeli group buys historic Paris hotel Lutetia
  
The historic Lutetia hotel in Paris, occupied by the Nazis and after liberation serving as a welcome centre for concentration camp survivors, has been purchased by the Israeli Alrov group, the owners said Saturday... [...];
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Monday,August 9, 2010

  Baron Edouard de Rotschild, shareholder of French daily Libération, moves to Israel
  
Baron Edouard de Rothschild, a French businessman who is the main shareholder of the left-wing French newspaper Libération, has decided to move to Israel... [...];
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Wednesday,August 4, 2010

  Swastikas on frontages of kosher stores in Paris
  
Swastikas were discovered on Thursday on the frontages and windows of a dozen kosher stores in Paris, the Union of Jewish Students in France (UEJF) announced. [...];
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Monday,August 2, 2010

  French Jews say au revoir to Paris ; prepare for Aliya
  
“We’ve been spending six weeks in Israel every year since and last summer we finally decided to move”... [...];
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Friday,July 30, 2010

  French Jewish leaders tackle anti-Semitism, burqa ban
  
"Half of nation’s 600,000 Jews have no connection to Judaism;" Assimilation major problem... [...];
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Thursday,July 29, 2010

  French Jews reclaim ’Jewish’ names
  
Jewish names have often been considered burdensome by their bearers. Not only are they difficult to spell and hard to pronounce, they’ve often exposed Jews to prejudice and anti-Semitism... [...];
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Wednesday,July 28, 2010

  Author fights French boycott on Israeli academics
  
Esther Orner decides not to give in to organizers of conference in south France who rescinded invitation extended her because she is Israeli. Instead, she wages media war which resulted in cancellation of entire conference last week... [...];
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Tuesday,July 27, 2010

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