Witnessing the explosion of acts of anti-Semitism in France since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, many members of France's Jewish community are struggling to adapt to their new reality.
On a recent Friday night at the Vauquelin Synagogue in the Latin Quarter of Paris, a dozen worshippers gather in a dimly lit hallway after the Shabbat prayers. With its mellow atmosphere, the synagogue seems far removed from the Middle East, where Israeli troops are battling Hamas militants following the latter’s bloody October 7 rampage.
