Following the attack on three Jewish youths in Paris's 19th district Saturday, a group monitoring anti-Semitic incidents in France urged Paris's mayor to reinforce police in the area in view of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. The group, called the Bureau of Vigilance against anti-Semitism, stressed the growing feeling of insecurity among Jews living in the district's Buttes de Chaumont area.
A spokesman for the Interior Minister said Sunday that the minister condemns "with the utmost firmness the anti-Semitic violence against young Jews going to the synagogue."
A similar attack occurred in the same area on June 22 when Rudy Haddad, a 17-year-old Jewish youth, was severely injured as he was leaving a nearby synagogue after Saturday’s prayer.
A spokesman for the Interior Minister said Sunday that the minister condemns "with the utmost firmness the anti-Semitic violence against young Jews going to the synagogue."
A similar attack occurred in the same area on June 22 when Rudy Haddad, a 17-year-old Jewish youth, was severely injured as he was leaving a nearby synagogue after Saturday’s prayer.