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French Jews escape to United States
The Miami Herald ^ | October 10 04 | ELINOR J. BRECHER

Posted on 10/10/2004 5:34:42 AM PDT by knighthawk

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in their homeland.

Philippe Goldenstein, 39, once a bodyguard for France's Grand Rabbi Joseph Sitruk, doesn't scare easily.

So when his yarmulke drew hostility on the streets of his native Paris, where anti-Semitic attacks are escalating, he fought back. ''One Arab on his bicycle called me a dirty Jew,'' he said. ``I had to beat him up.''

But like many French Jews who have settled in South Florida recently, Goldenstein and his wife, Katia, began to fear for their children, now 2 and 3 years old.

''Since the intifada started [in 2002], things are degrading every month a little more,'' he said. ``They are getting violent with the kids. This is not how we are brought up to live.''

(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; braindrain; cubanamericans; florida; france; frenchjews; jews; judeophobia

1 posted on 10/10/2004 5:34:42 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: MizSterious; rebdov; Nix 2; green lantern; BeOSUser; Brad's Gramma; dreadme; Turk2; keri; ...

Ping


2 posted on 10/10/2004 5:35:13 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk

As Archie Bunker said, (They fled to) "the land of their people, MIAMI." WELCOME.


3 posted on 10/10/2004 5:37:26 AM PDT by Henchman (Kerry lied, good men died!)
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To: knighthawk

Bttt


4 posted on 10/10/2004 5:38:19 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: knighthawk

FRANCE = The New Islamic State!


5 posted on 10/10/2004 5:38:28 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: areafiftyone

France - the first outpost of the new Eurabia.


6 posted on 10/10/2004 6:03:16 AM PDT by avital2
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To: avital2
It's not only France, but a lot of different European countries that are antisemitic. This has been going on for decades -- the countries just hid it better.
7 posted on 10/10/2004 6:11:45 AM PDT by Ginifer
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To: LogicalMs
American Jews have been steadfastly supported by Evangelical Christians and will probably vote for Bush this time around.

I only wish that were true.

9 posted on 10/10/2004 6:22:42 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Henchman

Too bad 75% of them will be voting Democrat.


10 posted on 10/10/2004 6:23:57 AM PDT by Guillermo (OJ is innocent because Mark Fuhrman said the "N" word.)
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To: areafiftyone

about 15 years from now they will be crying for our help. What are we going to do when the islomo facists start to threaten us with the french military??? .... er um... never mind.


11 posted on 10/10/2004 6:29:05 AM PDT by Walkingfeather (q)
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To: knighthawk

Maybe they can teach their retireees-from-the-Northeast-US / secular-socialist / Democratic-Party-voting / Jewish-brethren a thing or two.


12 posted on 10/10/2004 6:30:44 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: LogicalMs

It would be like the Rockefellers picking up their marbles and moving to Europe.






The Rockefellers moving to Europe would be great. This family of vile socialists supports the entire spectrum of left wing causes, from abortion, to eco-fascism to the UN.

If the Rockefellers leave America, it would be cause for a national holiday.


14 posted on 10/10/2004 7:13:04 AM PDT by sergeantdave (ATTENTION - Republicans vote Tuesday. Democrats on Wednesday.)
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To: Ginifer

don't i know it! the antisemitism of Europe is an historic fact. but what is different here is that French will be the first to be swallowed up and digested by Islamic fundamentalists. their population is now about 20% Arab and growing. they have the vote and will be a dominant voting bloc in no time.


15 posted on 10/10/2004 8:29:07 AM PDT by avital2
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To: knighthawk
''One Arab on his bicycle called me a dirty Jew,'' he said. ``I had to beat him up.''

Every French Jew should carry one ofd these:

And one of these too. Or two of these too.


16 posted on 10/10/2004 8:34:37 AM PDT by Alouette (I'm an "irrational" Jew -- I believe in G-D and His Torah!)
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It's France. You are not allowed to defend yourself.


18 posted on 10/10/2004 3:10:24 PM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk

What's truly amazing is that the US is letting them in - and they're not even Muslims from Somalia.


19 posted on 10/10/2004 7:43:39 PM PDT by valkyrieanne (card-carrying South Park Republican)
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To: Alouette

Have you ever been to France ?


20 posted on 10/11/2004 4:03:46 AM PDT by Bandaneira (The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon..)
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