Posted by guest blogger, Leslie.
Several years ago, I had the privilege of travelling to France. Beautiful music; delectable crepes. I can still taste the tarte au framboise from here. While there, I toured a monument just behind of Notre Dame, honouring the Jews who died in the concentration camps of WWII. As I observed it, I noted the harsh irony given the violent, bloody hate-crimes Jews in France experiencing at the time. I believe that trip was in 2004.
From Drudge comes this Times of Israel article, "After attack, MK calls on Jews to leave France"
The Vancouver Sun quotes: "The Brussels-based Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) said: 'It is difficult to believe that the main challenge to European Jewry remains anti-Semitism and threats to their lives.'"
The bullets are reported to match those that killed three French soldiers last week.
At the time, the monument behind Notre Dame, to be honest, felt like it was honouring people who suffered without really pointing to the reason, the real reason, why they had suffered.
And after we finished up there, we skipped across town and watched the Cirque de Soleil...
Like I said, that was back in 2004.
Further:
The Telegraph, "Toulouse shooting: little girl cornered in school and shot in the head"
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