Paris – Chabad in France was never deterred by anti-Semitism, and certainly not a swastika.
Congregants of Beth Lubavitch, headquarters of Chabad’s outreach activities in Paris, were shocked to see a Nazi cross on its front entrance on Monday.
It will be the first time the tucked-away building, accessed after a driveway from the rue Lamartine street in the city’s 9th District, was a target for a sign of antisemitism.
The event has been reported to the police which has opened an investigation.
But at Beth Lubavitch, which has daily minyanim, 14 different Torah classes, Judaica artifacts for sale and offices, employees have brushed off the news with the shrug of a shoulder.
This incident “has zero influence on our activities,” an employee said. “We obviously reported it to the police, but it’s very possible it was done by a bored young hooligan.”
