The number of French Jews moving to Israel is slowly rising. In 2021, around 3,500 Jews from France became Israeli citizens. Many say they just don’t feel safe anymore in France because of anti-Semitism. But even those Jewish families who want to remain in France — their home country — many of them are turning inward, choosing to spend more time with their own community. Reporter Rebecca Rosman in Paris looked into the trend to find out what’s going on.
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