Alain Finkielkraut

Attacker of French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut convicted

The 36-year-old salesman who shouted anti-Semitic epithets was sentenced to two-months’ probation, though prosecutors requested six months.

JULY 15, 2019|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

Alain Finkielkraut in the Institut de France library, Paris, France, December 1, 2016.

Grapevine: Three generations of female activists

FEBRUARY 22, 2019|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, February 18, 2019.

Herzog condemns antisemitic verbal assault of French Jewish philosopher

French intellectual Alain Finkielkraut was verbally assaulted in Paris on Saturday by Yellow Vest protesters who called him a “dirty Jew” and a “dirty Zionist sh*t.”

FEBRUARY 19, 2019|ByJEREMY SHARON

Jewish philosopher assaulted, called 'dirty Jew' by yellow vest protesters

The yellow vest protesters followed Alain Finkielkraut as he walked away from the protest and down the street, yelling antisemitic insults at him.

FEBRUARY 17, 2019|ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI