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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: France’s Chief Rabbi on visit to Canada downplays threats to Jewish life in his country
Description: On July 24, Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia of France wraps up his hectic weeklong tour of Ontario and Quebec. But it wasn't his first time in the country, or specifically Montreal—he came over 30 years ago for a family wedding.
In an interview with The CJN Daily, Rabbi Korsia downplayed the impression that France's Jewish community faces an increasingly difficult future in the wake of terrorist attacks and physical violence in the past decade.
Tens of thousands of French Jews have moved to Israel, while about 700 French Jewish families are now living in Montreal.
The rabbi also supported Quebec's controversial ne...