Paris Grand Synagogue Rabbi: ‘There Is No Future for Jews in France’

Stand for Israel  |  July 2, 2024

Rabbi Moshe Sebbag said on Monday: “I tell everyone who is young to go to Israel or a more secure country.” The Jerusalem Post tells us more:

Following the success of the right-wing National Rally Party in Sunday’s first round of French parliamentary elections, Grande Synagogue of Paris Chief Rabbi Moshe Sebbag cast doubt on the future of Jews in France and advocated for youth to immigrate to Israel or other countries.

“It is clear today that there is no future for Jews in France,” Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. “I tell everyone who is young to go to Israel or a more secure country.”

In previous conversations with the Post, Sebbag had struck a more cautiously optimistic tone, hopeful that French Jewry would continue despite his worries about antisemitism and a changing society.