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Paris vigil for murdered Holocaust survivor brings together family, politicians and a Muslim rescuer of Jews

Daniel Knoll, on the left side of the podium with white kippah and no tallit, at a vigil for his mother at the Tournelles Synagogue in Paris, March 28, 2018. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

PARIS (JTA) – French Jews mourning a Holocaust survivor murdered in her Paris apartment welcomed the presence of France’s interior minister, Gérard Collomb, at a vigil in her memory. “We appreciate authorities’ swift action for justice and continued support,” Joel Mergui, the president of the Consistoire Jewish group, said… Read more »