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Infuriated by the Sarah Halimi ruling, French Jews decry the state s handling of antisemitism   May 7, 2021 PARIS (JTA) - A rumble rose from the 20,000 Jewish protesters at Trocadero Square, then exploded into shrill screams. I don t even know whether to reassure you or cry out my fury, boomed Joel Mergui, president of the Consistoire, the organ of French Jewry responsible for providing Orthodox religious services. Yes, cry out your fury!   French Jewish events are usually dignified affairs that often end with the singing of the Marseillaise, the French national anthem. But the rally on Sunday protesting the fate of the man who murdered his Jewish neighbor Sarah Halimi in 2017 - the largest Jewish gathering in France in at least a decade - was a rare show of raw emotion from a community that has questioned its future in France in recent years. 

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