French Tear Gas Elderly Jew

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, IsraelNationalNews.com and COLlive

Thousands gathered at a Lag B’Omer parade organized by Chabad of Paris, directed by Rabbi Shmuel Azimov Sunday.

Participants enjoyed a parade with marching bands and floats, and were addressed by Rabbi Dovid Messas, Chief Rabbi of Paris.

Not long after this event, three men sprayed tear gas on an elderly Jew outside a French synagogue Sunday, the second violent attack on Jews in the country in three days.

The attackers of the elderly man left behind an anti-Semitic slogan, according to the London Telegraph.

The attackers, still at-large, launched the attack as the man, described as being in his 80s, was waiting outside to attend daily prayer services, Nimes Jewish community leader Paul Benguigui told the newspaper. Nimes is located in southern France.