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(JTA) A man who died in December reportedly left a significant gift for the French town that shielded his family and thousands of others from the Nazis during World War II.
Eric Schwam, who died at 90 on Dec. 25, 2020, willed his estate to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, the mountain town where his Jewish family hid for two years, according to CNN.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France is one of only two locales honored collectively by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum for rescuing Jews. (The other is Nieuwla. For access to this article please sign in or
January 2021: Antisemitism in review 03 Feb 2021 share this on
When: January
Where: Córdoba
What: A
Jewish family in Argentina was physically and verbally attacked by assailants.
According to local media, two passengers in another car shouted, “F ing Jews, get out of here. Death to the Jews,” and proceeded to assault the Jewish driver.
While there were only three reported antisemitic physical assaults in Argentina in 2019, the number of overall antisemitic
incidents rose by 107% compared to 2018. Online incidents made up an
overwhelming majority of the incidents.
Several days after the incident, the alleged assailants were arrested. Click here to
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