French police search home of Toulouse killer’s brother

Published on September 27, 2012

French police searched the home of Abdelkader Merah, the brother of the man who murdered a rabbi and three children at a Toulouse Jewish school.

Jewish life in France: Progress amid ongoing concerns

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 1, 2012

On March 19, Mohamed Merah, 23, attacked the Ozar HaTorah school in Toulouse in southern France, killing three students and a rabbi.

French voters moving on from Toulouse, but Jews can’t let it go

Published on April 19, 2012

A new nIf Isaac Sitrin is worried about being targeted by Jew-hating thugs, then he is hiding it well. After determining that a fellow train passenger is Jewish and willing to lay tefillin, he ushers the passenger to the center of Gare du Nord train station. Praying aloud, Sitrin performs the ritual ceremony as his wife and daughters wait nearby.

Reflecting on the Toulouse murders

Published on April 3, 2012

Addressing an audience of more than a thousand expatriate Iranians in Paris last Saturday, former Attorney General Michael Musasey praised the Iranian Resistance’s leader Maryam Radjavi, a known Muslim political leader, for having “opened the session by extending her sympathy to the Jewish community of Toulouse” over the violent killing of three schoolchildren and a rabbi last week in the city.

Road to radicalization from Toulouse to Kandahar

Published on March 21, 2012

For Mohamed Merah, the Frenchman suspected of killing four Jews and three Muslim soldiers in southwestern France, the road to radicalization ran from Toulouse to Kandahar in Afghanistan.

Toulouse shooting suspect’s standoff continues [VIDEO]

Published on March 21, 2012

The standoff in France between police and Mohammed Merah, the suspect in the shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse, stretched into its 13th hour Wednesday.

The day after and the Jewish community remains open for business

Published on March 20, 2012

The breaking news from France yesterday morning was tragic. Just after 8:00 a.m., a lone assailant on a motorcycle pulled up in front of the Ozar Hatorah School in a quiet neighborhood in the eastern part of Toulouse and opened fire with two high-powered handguns.

After Toulouse attack, Sarkozy suspends campaign and Jews warn of rising anti-Semitism

Published on March 19, 2012

The attack by an unidentified gunman on a Jewish school in Toulouse, France was condemned by Jewish leaders, who also warned against the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe.

Security group asks U.S. Jewish groups to be on alert

Published on March 19, 2012

The security arm of the U.S. Jewish federations asked Jewish officials to remain vigilant in the wake of a deadly attack on a French Jewish school, citing the possibility of copycat attacks.

Four killed in shooting at French Jewish school

Published on March 19, 2012

Four people -- a teacher and three students -- were shot dead outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, officials said.