Antisemitism surges in France after the Hamas attacks on Israel
Dread and distress among French Jews
A short walk from the halal butcher and Istanbul supermarket, amid the brutalist tower blocks of Sarcelles, lies what remains of “Little Jerusalem”. Tucked under a rain-streaked concrete block, across the road from the Grand Synagogue and a Hebrew bookshop, a kosher bakery is doing brisk business. Around the corner, diners at Chez Inoun tuck into grilled lamb over a glass of kosher merlot from Galilee.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Dread and distress”
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