Philippe Cohen, president of the local Jewish community association, described the theft as "a spiritual trauma for the entire Jewish community in France and around the world," noting that no other property was damaged or stolen. Rabbi Chalom Lellouche, who discovered the theft while preparing for a barmitzvah service, called the incident "an antisemitic act that targeted the Torah." The Hauts-de-Seine prefecture said the theft was "not a simple robbery" but an attack that deeply wounded the Jewish community. The attack comes amid a climate of escalating antisemitism in France, with the latest official figures suggesting a steep increase in...
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