Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Pres.Macron Attends Pre-Rosh Hashanah Ritual; Becomes First Sitting French Pres. to Attend One

French President Emmanuel Macron attended a pre-Rosh Hashanah ceremony at the Great Synagogue of Paris last night, the first time a sitting president has done so, the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website reports today (September 5, 2018).

Macron did not speak at the ceremony, since France has a strict separation of state and religion.

Jewish leaders who spoke at the program focused on the rising anti-Semitism pervading the country.

"Our children leave" because "France, the land of asylum, is becoming a land of exile for Jews," said Joel Mergui, president of the Consistoire organization that provides religious services to French Jews.

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