60 students from the Chabad mesivta outside of Dnipro, Ukraine were greeted with singing and dancing upon arrival in Paris’s Charles Degaulle Airport, following a long, extremely tiring journey out of the war torn country. Images captured by photographer Mordechai Lubecki • Full Story, Photos
Dozens of incidents happened within the space of 11 days in May, when Israel and Hamas were exchanging fire amid rioting by Israeli Arabs and attacks on Arabs by Israeli Jews. During that period, SPCJ documented on average five antisemitic incidents per day • Full Story
A new parliamentary report on the 2017 killing of a Jewish woman by a Muslim attacker was meant to restore French Jews’ faith in their country’s police and justice systems. Last year, a judge ruled that Sarah Halimi’s professed killer was not responsible for his actions because his consumption of marijuana had induced a psychotic episode. This was despite the fact that the court concluded he was motivated to kill Halimi because she was Jewish • Full Story
The communiy of Flandre, France gathered in the local Chabad center to mark 15 Shevat with a unique farbrengen. Those gathered enjoyed a plethora of fruits, tasting them in honor of the Rosh Hashana L’Ilanos. Images captured by photographer Mordechai Lubecki • Photos
The community of Flandre, France sat down for an inspiring farbrengen Wednesday evening in honor of the auspicious day of Yud Shevat. The farbrengen was led by Paris’s Senior Shliach Rabbi Mendel Azimov, together with Rabbi Elchanan Marasow. Images captured by photographer Mordechai Lubecki • Photos
Anash and members of the local community in Aubervilliers, France gathered in the city’s Chabad House Tuesday night in honor of the auspicious day of Yud Shevat. Hosted by Rabbi Shliach Shmulik Tewel. Images captured by Moshe Gansburg • Photos
Baby boy to: Menachem and Esty Sheinberger – Crown Heights
Baby girl to: Meir and Chanie Levinger (nee Richler) – Yerushalayim, Israel
Baby girl to: Chagai and Dassie Meffi (nee Richler) – South Beach, FL
Baby girl to: Raziel and Netanya Cohen – Randolph, NJ