Philip Carmel

Jewish Arsonist Worked for Paris Center

Published on September 2, 2004

Paris police say a 52-year-old Jewish man arrested Monday morning in connection with the Aug. 22 torching of the Judaeo-Spanish social center in the capital's 11th district is the principal suspect in the arson.

Increase in Violence Worries French Jews

Published on June 10, 2004

Some Jewish officials are worried that anti-Semites are ratcheting up violence against Jews in France and that French courts are tacitly giving them a pass with light sentences.

March 11 Attack Hit All Europe

Published on March 18, 2004

Within hours of the bombings, which struck trains in the center and suburbs of the Spanish capital on March 11, security was beefed up in cities across the Continent as news of the carnage left Europe as shell-shocked as the United States was on Sept. 11, 2001.

French Jews

Published on February 5, 2004

French Jewish leader Roger Cukierman has moderated his tone during the past 12 months -- but his message appears largely unaltered.

Jews in France are living "in a time of malaise," Cukierman, president of the CRIF umbrella organization of French Jews, told more than 800 guests at the group's annual dinner Saturday.

Morocco Bombings Shock Emigres

Published on May 22, 2003

"We are deeply shocked, but we are not afraid," Serge Berdugo said. "People here know it is a global fight against the terrorists, the same for Muslims as for Jews. There were no victims from our own community, but this has come like a bolt from the blue."