Ilan Halimi is Murdered for Being Jewish, 2006

On This Day in Jewish History: February 13, 2006

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#onthisday, 2006, a 23 year old Jewish man named Ilan Halimi z"l is murdered following weeks after his kidnapping, torture, and ransom who did it all for the simple fact that Halimi was a Jew. May his memory be a blessing.

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To learn more about Ilan's case and others that have followed in France since, follow @chloetsila here and over on Twitter. One would have thought the Halimi case would lead to the French government and police to take the threat of antisemitism more seriously, but the exact opposite has been true.

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✍🏽: @anicejewishgirl

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