Grand-Est, France

0 History Holocaust

Long after he was murdered by the Nazis, Marc Bloch enters the Panthéon

Robert Zaretsky in Forward · 24 Jun

Marc Bloch, a French Jewish historian and Resistance fighter, was posthumously honored with interment at the Panthéon in Paris, an event marking his legacy as the first historian to be inducted.

0 Holocaust Communities

The Holocaust Torah that survived a Mississippi synagogue fire was brought there by the state’s only survivor

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 14 Jan

The Torah from Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, showcases remarkable survival stories both past and present.

0 Culture Gender/Identity

Seven Feminist Pop Culture Highlights of 2025

Helene Meyers in Lilith · 22 Dec 2025

Helene Meyers highlights seven feminist cultural contributions of 2025 that inspire and support resilience amidst ongoing societal upheaval.

0 Communities History

Heaven on a Hilltop

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Nov 2025

In the aftermath of World War II, Rav Chaim Yitzchok Chaikin, alongside two fellow Holocaust survivors, established a pivotal yeshivah in the French town of Aix-les-Bains.

0 Communities History

Heaven on a Hilltop

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Nov 2025

In the aftermath of World War II, Rav Chaim Yitzchok Chaikin, alongside two fellow Holocaust survivors, established a pivotal yeshivah in the French town of Aix-les-Bains.

0 History Antisemitism

J’Accuse… Again

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 16 Sep 2025

The article revisits the historical and enduring impact of the Dreyfus Affair in France, highlighting its continued relevance as antisemitism persists in contemporary French society.

0 Jewish Law History

The Daring Theology of the Kinnah of the Maharam

Yaakov Jaffe in Lehrhaus · 31 Jul 2025

Rabbi Meir of Rottenberg, the Maharam, is renowned for his legal writings but also composed a significant Kinnah, "Shaali Serufah Ba-Eish," reflecting on the burning of the Talmud in 1242.

0 Holocaust Politics

My Holocaust survivor parents would be appalled by what became of their American dream

Michael Brenner in Forward · 7 May 2025

Michael Brenner reflects on the American dream cherished by his Holocaust survivor parents, who saw the United States as a bastion of democracy and a safe haven for Jews following their liberation from Nazi terror.

0 History Antisemitism

Alfred Dreyfus was not the man you think he was — and the history of Jews in France is a little different too

Mervyn Rothstein in Forward · 1 May 2025

The exhibition "Alfred Dreyfus: Truth and Justice" at the Museum of the Art and History of Judaism in Paris offers a revised narrative of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of treason in the late 19th century.

0 Television/Film Leadership

New HBO Max series ‘Reformed’ depicts a French woman rabbi inspired by Delphine Horvilleur

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 3 Apr 2025

HBO Max's new series "Reformed," inspired by Delphine Horvilleur, France's third female rabbi, weaves comedy and drama to explore the life of a young woman rabbi.

0 Culture History

How to Be a Jew… Who Contemplates the Pig

Unorthodox · 26 Mar 2025

Jewish Studies professor Jordan Rosenblum explores the symbolic significance of the pig in Jewish culture, addressing both its historical and contemporary impacts on Jewish identity.

0 Culture History

How to Be a Jew… Who Contemplates the Pig

Unorthodox · 26 Mar 2025

Jordan Rosenblum explores the profound symbolism of the pig in Jewish culture, highlighting how it's been used to affirm and challenge Jewish identity throughout history.

0 Gender/Identity Culture

‘I feel self-conscious about my post-masectomy body, but no one raised an eyebrow’

Jewish Chronicle · 3 Dec 2024

A cancer survivor grapples with self-consciousness about her post-mastectomy body during a family trip to the Black Forest and Baden-Baden.

0 Holocaust History

88-Year-Old Former SS Soldier Charged With French Village Massacre

Forward · 9 Jan 2014

An 88-year-old former Waffen SS soldier has been charged by German prosecutors for his alleged involvement in the 1944 massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane, France, where 642 villagers, including 207 children, were killed.

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