A Jewish man was the latest victim of growing European anti-Semitism, attacked last week, on Thursday night the eve of 19 Adar II 5774 in Paris. According to his reports, three Arab speaking males attacked him. The victim is a teacher and he was displaying a yarmulke when walking outside in the French capital.

As the three held him down one of the attackers opened his shirt and pulled out a marker, writing a large black swastika on his chest. Passersby heard the shouts of the victim and called police.

The victim was also in need of emergency medical care as it appears he sustained facial fractures, the result of being beaten by the assailants.

Information of the attack was released by the BNVCA organization which fights anti-Semitism.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)