“There are more Italians in New York than in Rome, more Irish than in Dublin, and more Jews than in any city in Israel” – this phrase has long become a symbol of the unique character of America’s main metropolis.

“It is clear today that there is no future for Jews in France,” declared the Chief Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Paris, Moshe Sebbag, to the Jerusalem Post, assessing the results of the elections to the National Assembly and the rampant antisemitism in the country.

In Paris, the second stream of “Geula” — an international program aimed at preparing leaders among young women from Jewish diaspora communities — has begun.