Article contentOne of the hostages of the kosher market attack in Paris came to my home in Canada for Shabbat dinner that year. It was a Friday afternoon and she was picking up some groceries for her family for their own Shabbat dinner. Try refreshing your browser, or Avi Benlolo: Anti-Semitism, suppression of freedom converged in horrific Charlie Hebdo, kosher market attacks Back to videoLike many other Jews following that attack, she and her husband decided to flee France along with their children. In fact, while numbers are now levelling off to 2,500 per year, soon after the attack in 2015, some 9,000 Jews emigrated to Israel yearly. With the knowledge that their days are numbered in France, many Jews have now purchased apartments in Israel to be ready for the great escape.

Source: National Post September 16, 2020 17:03 UTC