French Jews flee from their homes – as anti-Semitism explodes throughout the country.
According to the Parisian newspaper, 20 Minutes, there’s been an “internal exodus” in 2017 of Jewish families from the town of Seine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris – after an increased number of anti-Semitic attacks.
Historically, Seine-Saint-Denis has been a town with a large Jewish population. But, over the past year, many synagogues have closed, as Jewish families are forced to move away from the violence. Synagogues have reported as much as a 50 percent decline in attendance in just a little more than a decade.
Media outlets have interviewed some families who had been forced to sell businesses, sell their homes, or even just flee suddenly.
Rabbi Moshe Lewin, who runs a synagogue in Seine-Saint-Denis, said he’s one of the last Jewish leaders in his community. “What upsets me is that in some areas of France, Jews can no longer live peacefully and that just five minutes from my home, some are forced to hide their kippas (skullcaps) or their Star of David,” Lewin explained.
At least 40,000 Jews have left France altogether since 2006.
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