French Jews Debate Danger of Wearing Kippa After Teacher Attack
- 15-year old Turkish man attacked a Jewish teacher in Marseille
- Government declines to take position and promises protection
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France’s Jewish community is debating whether wearing a kippa has become a dangerous demonstration of their faith after a teacher in Marseille was attacked by a 15 year-old claiming to act in the name of the Islamic state.
Zvi Ammar, head of the Marseille Israelite Consistory, suggested the city’s Jews should take off their religious garb after the teacher was attacked Jan. 11. Yet the country’s Grand Rabbi Haim Korsia and the national council representing Jews in France have urged them not to take the small skullcap off their heads.