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{{Short description|French Jewish student organization}} |
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[[File:Vernet_Monolit.jpg|thumb|Memorial stone erected at [[Camp Vernet]] by the UEJF]] |
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== History == |
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It was founded in 1944 to assist young Jews who came back from [[concentration camp]]s or, more generally, who had escaped the [[Holocaust]]. |
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UEJF was founded in 1944 to assist young Jews who came back from [[concentration camp]]s or, more generally, who had escaped the [[Holocaust]]. As of July 2011, the union had 15,000 members across France.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-06 |title=Jonathan Hayoun, président de l’Union des étudiants juifs de France |url=https://www.crif.org/fr/actualites/Jonathan-Hayoun-president-de-l-Union-des-etudiants-juifs-de-France25470 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Crif - Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France |language=fr}}</ref> |
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In March 2018, a UEJF office at [[Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne]] was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-28 |title=Un local de l’Union des étudiants juifs de France saccagé à l’université Paris-I |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2018/03/28/un-local-de-l-union-des-etudiants-juifs-de-france-saccage-a-l-universite-paris-i_5277676_4401467.html |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> In April 2019, the organization's office at [[Paris Dauphine University]] was vandalized by individuals unaffiliated with the university, who allegedly entered the premises and urinated on equipment, with the incident recorded and shared on Snapchat, according to UEJF.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-02 |title=Un local de l’Union des étudiants juifs vandalisé à l’université Paris-Dauphine |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-local-de-l-union-des-etudiants-juifs-vandalise-a-l-universite-paris-dauphine-02-04-2019-8045277.php |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
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The organization is best known to the general public for a number of high-profile lawsuits that it brings against people or organizations that it deems to support [[antisemitism]], such as the case of [[LICRA vs. Yahoo!]]. |
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== Activities == |
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UEJF is well known in part for its participation in litigation about issues involving [[antisemitism]], as in the case of [[LICRA v. Yahoo!]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Duh |first=Christine |date=2002 |title=Yahoo! Inc. v. LICRA |journal=[[Berkeley Technology Law Journal]] |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=359–378 |jstor=24120111}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.uejf.org/ Official site] |
* [http://www.uejf.org/ Official site] {{in lang|fr}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 15 January 2024
The Union des étudiants juifs de France ("Union of French Jewish students", UEJF) is a French organization that aims to assist French Jewish students.
History[edit]
UEJF was founded in 1944 to assist young Jews who came back from concentration camps or, more generally, who had escaped the Holocaust. As of July 2011, the union had 15,000 members across France.[1]
In March 2018, a UEJF office at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.[2] In April 2019, the organization's office at Paris Dauphine University was vandalized by individuals unaffiliated with the university, who allegedly entered the premises and urinated on equipment, with the incident recorded and shared on Snapchat, according to UEJF.[3]
Activities[edit]
UEJF is well known in part for its participation in litigation about issues involving antisemitism, as in the case of LICRA v. Yahoo!.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jonathan Hayoun, président de l'Union des étudiants juifs de France". Crif - Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (in French). 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Un local de l'Union des étudiants juifs de France saccagé à l'université Paris-I". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Un local de l'Union des étudiants juifs vandalisé à l'université Paris-Dauphine". leparisien.fr (in French). 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Duh, Christine (2002). "Yahoo! Inc. v. LICRA". Berkeley Technology Law Journal. 17 (1): 359–378. JSTOR 24120111.
External links[edit]
- Official site (in French)
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