Jewish Institutions Worldwide Remain Vigilant After Paris Sieges End
In the wake of two hostage situations around Paris that ended in gunfire Friday, police ordered all shops closed on the Rosiers street in the Le Marais neighborhood. The Jewish district is located one kilometer away from the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people were murdered by apparent Islamic terrorists on Wednesday.
Four people reportedly were killed at a kosher supermarket Friday morning when one gunman seized the store and took several hostages. Some of the hostages were reportedly released and the gunman killed after a police siege. The gunman, Amedy Coulibaly, was reportedly linked to the deadly shooting of a female police officer on Thursday, as well as to the Hebdo attackers. About 30 kilometers away, the two men suspected in that attack were killed by police. They took a hostage at a printing house northeast of Paris. That hostage reportedly survived.
In his address to the French Friday evening, President François Hollande specifically denounced the supermarket siege as an anti-Semitic crime.
Meanwhile, Jews worldwide, not just in France, were on extra alert.
France
As the hostage situations unfolded, the Grand Synagogue of Paris, the city’s largest place of Jewish worship, was closed for security reasons. It is the first time since World War II that the synagogue will not host services for the Sabbath. On Facebook, Le Service de Protection de la Communauté Juive, which combats anti-Semitism in France, advised Jewish residents to avoid gathering near community centers, to report any suspicious activity, and to make sure security devices are installed and working properly.
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Not closed since WWII...what is old is new again.
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