#TousAvecUneKippa: Campaign calls for French to wear kippot in solidarity with Jews
French people are being urged to wear kippot in solidarity with its Jews against rising anti-Semitism, this Friday.
Users on Twitter posted messages with the hashtag ‘#TousAvecUneKippa’ (everyone with a kippa), after a community leader in Marseille this week, suggested Jews should stop wearing the head covering.
The call came after a Jewish teacher was attacked with a machete in broad daylight, and a politician was stabbed to death in his home.
Zvi Ammar, the president of the Marseille Israelite Consistory, said it was an “exceptional decision”, adding that “life is more sacred than anything else. We are now forced to hide a little bit. Unfortunately for us, we are targeted. As soon as we are identified as Jewish we can be assaulted and even risk death.”
France’s Chief Rabbi Chaim Korsia dismissed the call as defeatist, saying:
“We should not give an inch. We should continue wearing the kippah.”
.@HaimKorsia had the perfect response to the suggestion that Jews not wear a kippa for safety #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/Sg3X2won6u
— AJC (@AJCGlobal) January 14, 2016
Twitter users posted supportive messages, featuring well known figures wearing a kippa, including David Beckham, Michael Jackson and even a cropped image of the Mona Lisa, with a yarmulke.
Le 15/01 #TousAvecUneKippa !!@Le_CRIF pic.twitter.com/zm41SFVyMH — Yehuda (@YehudaTLV21) January 12, 2016
#TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/CW9c6R6VpD — Sacha Rojtman Dratwa (@SachaDratwa) January 13, 2016
#TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/rmXdOozdz2 — Inglourious Basterds (@LesBasterds) January 12, 2016
Si Poutine porte une Kippa #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/hlhYCWHzBx — Sacha Rojtman Dratwa (@SachaDratwa) January 12, 2016
Nouveaux visuels, faites tourner ! #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/hvXfYf1mUF — Sophie (@mllesosso) January 13, 2016
#TousAvecUneKippa-Friday at 10am… pic.twitter.com/KcpfnjQBX9 — SussexFriendsIsrael (@SussexFriends) January 13, 2016
Show solidarity with French Jews, wear a kippa! #TousAvecUneKippa @Le_CRIF https://t.co/r0z2d3dkpl pic.twitter.com/KAv0Xjqn75
— WJC (@WorldJewishCong) January 15, 2016
Comme @LennyKravitz ! #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/tnawiKngCO — Sophie (@mllesosso) January 12, 2016
Malgré l’antisémitisme, nous ne céderons pas à la peur et ne nous cacherons pas #kippapeur #kippa #kippachu pic.twitter.com/aPHK3ypa5N
— UEJF (@uejf) January 13, 2016
Love this response to ongoing violence against Jews in France. Solidarity 10am#Rabbibel #Allwearakippa #TousEnKippa pic.twitter.com/nDXn5l3AJH
— Clare Lambert ن (@Coco_Lambert) January 15, 2016
Standing with our brothers & sisters in France against anti-Semitism and for religious liberty. #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/8Nnx2khm4Q — Gina Christian (@GinaJesseReina) January 15, 2016
standing with France against anti-semitism #liberté #égalité #fraternité #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/xJcisqIQ16
— marcia wechsler (@marciawch) January 15, 2016
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