French Education Minister Nicole Belloubet said on social media that the crime against the victim was abominable, and the response to such "barbarism" was "Justice, School, Republic."
Antisemitism, unassimilated immigrant populations, and challenges to French national identity render the next chapters uncertain for French Jews.
Asked whether she was reassured of the current situation in France regarding antisemitism, she answered flatly “no."
The victim, aged 62, recounted the incident on the French BFMTV. According to him, after he had exited a synagogue in the 20th arrondissement, he sat on the pavement in the street.
“Everything is being done to find the author of this unspeakable act,” wrote Gerald Darmanin, the French Interior Minister, on X.
The Jewish artists was forced to sell the artwork in 1939 for 900 Reichsmarks (360) to obtain a visa and flee Germany, but was never paid.
Anti-Israel graffiti appears on the walls of the Aliyah fair in Lyon, France, and leads to anti-Israel protests.
“You’re Jewish, you’re a Zionist. We will rape you, cut you up as they do in Gaza."
The prize is awarded to personalities who have shown exemplary support for European Jewry, defended their religious rights, and combatted antisemitism.
Deeply concerned about the spread of antisemitism on national territory, the chairman of the supervisory board of Publicis Groupe calls on everyone "to face this danger head-on."
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