(JEWISH GROUP) French rabbi allegedly assaulted by teenager in antisemitic attack
The chief rabbi of the French city Orléans was physically assaulted and called antisemitic slurs while walking with his 9-year-old son on Shabbat.
Chief Rabbi Arié Engelberg was walking with his son from synagogue on Saturday afternoon when a 16-year-old approached him and asked if he was Jewish, according to Agence France-Presse.
After Engelberg said he was Jewish, the teenager allegedly began hurling slurs at him and filming him. When Engelberg pushed the teen’s phone away, the teen allegedly punched and bit him.
The teenage assailant was arrested and taken to a psychiatric facility, according to the Associated Press. Engelberg was taken to a hospital where his condition was described as stable but serious, according to Israeli media cited by the Times of Israel.
French President Emannuel Macron condemned the incident.
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