France

US-run fund begins reimbursing survivors shipped to Nazi camps via French trains

Under the $60 million compensation program funded by France, survivors can receive $204,000 and their spouses $51,000.

Burkini debate in France exposes a divide in its Jewish community

Communal and national politics prompted the country's Jewish mainstream to remain uncharacteristically wishy-washy when it came to a religious freedom issue.

Anti-Semitic incidents in France dropped dramatically in first half of ’16, gov’t official says

The first seven months saw a 64 percent decrease compared to the corresponding period last year, said the official, who credited the government’s policing around Jewish institutions.