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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. ....
Joining the stream of people converging on Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I soon realized that this event would be significantly different from the dozens of Jewish community gatherings I had attended in France. The atmosphere, rhetoric, symbolism and attendance at the “Justice for Sarah Halimi” protest rally on April 25 suggested to me that France’s Jewish community is entering a new phase in the decades-long slip of its members’ confidence in their future here. The rally an event with 20,000 participants, one of the largest communal gatherings in decades was sparked by an April 14 decision by France’s highest court. It affirmed that 31-year-old Kobili Traoré was unfit to stand trial because Traoré, a Muslim, had smoked so much marijuana before the 2017 slaying that it rendered him temporarily psychotic. ....
A woman holds up a sign during the day of rallies around the world protesting the French judicial system s handling of the Sarah Halimi case, April 25, 2021. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images/ via JTA) Some of the protesters at the Justice for Sarah Halimi rally in Paris, April 25, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz/ JTA) The Jewish community and the international Israel education organization StandWithUs holds a protest in front of the Consulate General of France on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California to demand justice for Sarah Halimi. - Sarah Halimi a 65-year-old French Jewish woman was killed by her neighbor in her Paris, France, apartment in April 2017. (Apu GOMES / AFP) ....
At the Sarah Halimi rally in Paris, I saw signs that French Jewry is nearing a breaking point Joel Mergui speaks at the rally.(Cnaan Liphshiz) Advertisement PARIS (JTA) Joining the stream of people converging on Trocadero Square, I soon realized that this event would be significantly different from the dozens of Jewish community gatherings I had attended in France. The atmosphere, rhetoric, symbolism and attendance at the “Justice for Sarah Halimi” protest rally on April 25 suggested to me that France’s Jewish community is entering a new phase in the decades-long slip of its members’ confidence in their future here. ....
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 “La 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. ....