By Devorah Lauter, JTA
• Published February 12, 2012
PARIS -- Trailing in the polls and with elections just 10 weeks away, French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to one of his most reliable bases of support -- French Jews -- to drum up enthusiasm. On the morning of Feb. 8, Sarkozy met at Elysees Palace with...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military." In a speech Wednesday to France's main Jewish umbrella organization, the CRIF, Sarkozy reiterated his commitment to Israel's security but maintained that the...
A U.S. federal judge has ordered a painting seized from a Florida museum where it was on loan returned to the heirs of its former Jewish owner. The 16th Century painting "Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged by a Rogue" by Girolamo de' Romani was ordered...
Dr. Moshe Kantor, the president of the European Jewish Congress, was awarded France's highest honor. Kantor on Tuesday was presented with the National Order of the Legion of Honor, which is awarded by the French president. The award is the highest level...
By Cate Marquis, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 24, 2011
The charming French rom-com "Names of Love" has a great deal to say about the significance of names and what they say or don't say about one's heritage and family.Baya Benmahmoud (Sara Forestier) has a name no one else in France has, meaning she has to...
