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 ==See also==
-[[Fédération des Organisations Sionistes de France]]
+*[[Fédération des Organisations Sionistes de France]]
-[[Keren Kayemeth Leisrael France]]
+*[[Keren Kayemeth Leisrael France]]
-[[L’Organisation Sioniste Mondiale en France]]
+*[[L’Organisation Sioniste Mondiale en France]]
 ==External links==

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 :The head of the Rothschild family was [[Mayer Amschel Rothschild]] of Frankfurt (1744-1812), who had five sons. They were Amschel Mayer (1773-1836), who stayed in Frankfurt; Solomon Mayer (1774-1855), who went to Vienna; Nathan Mayer (1777-1855), to London; Karl Mayer (1788-1855), to Naples; and James Jacob (1792-1868), to Paris. The French branch of the family was founded when James, the youngest of the sons, settled in Paris in 1812. As an agent of his brother Nathan, James established the firm of [[Rothschild Freres]]. Financially, he aided the Bourbon and Orleans families, the kings of France, and Napoleon III. From then on, apart from its banking activities, the Rothschild family was active in the French Jewish community.
 :[[James de Rothschild]] built the [[Rothschild Hospital]], which still stands today in Paris. An early railroad entrepreneur, James helped set up many government railroad lines. The Rothschilds financed the main rail networks in France, including the [[Chemin de Fer du Nord]].
-:The Rothschild family assumed positions of responsibility in the French Jewish leadership, holding respected posts. Baron [[Guy de Rothschild]] was president of [[Fonds Social Juif Unifié]] (FSJU). He was succeeded by his son, [[David Rothschild]]. The late Baron [[Alain de Rothschild]] was president of the [[Consistoire]] and headed the [[Representative Council of Jewish Organizations in France]] (CRIF). Baron [[Elie de Rothschild]] was active in the [[French United Jewish Appeal]].A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.  46)</ref>
+:The Rothschild family assumed positions of responsibility in the French Jewish leadership, holding respected posts. Baron [[Guy de Rothschild]] was president of [[Fonds Social Juif Unifié]] (FSJU). He was succeeded by his son, [[David Rothschild]]. The late Baron [[Alain de Rothschild]] was president of the [[Consistoire]] and headed the [[Representative Council of Jewish Organizations in France]] (CRIF). Baron [[Elie de Rothschild]] was active in the [[French United Jewish Appeal]].<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.  46)</ref>
 Major Zionist bodies listed in the travel guide include the [[Fédération des Organisations Sionistes de France]], [[Jewish Agency]], [[K.K.L.]] (Jewish National Fund), [[WIZO]] and others, many sharing premises in Paris.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref> The guide notes "a number of Sephardic and Zionist groups" alongside international bodies.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>

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	The movement draws on historical involvement by the Rothschild family in French Jewish leadership and communal causes.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (pp.43, 46)</ref> Post-war structures include the [[Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France]] (CRIF), founded in 1944 to protect Jewish rights.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.46)</ref> The [[Fond Social Juif Unifie]] (FSJU) coordinates social, educational and cultural activities with the explicit goal "To help Israel".<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.46)</ref>		The movement draws on historical involvement by the Rothschild family in French Jewish leadership and communal causes.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (pp.43, 46)</ref> Post-war structures include the [[Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France]] (CRIF), founded in 1944 to protect Jewish rights.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.46)</ref> The [[Fond Social Juif Unifie]] (FSJU) coordinates social, educational and cultural activities with the explicit goal "To help Israel".<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.46)</ref>
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		+	A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe notes:
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		+	:The head of the Rothschild family was [[Mayer Amschel Rothschild]] of Frankfurt (1744-1812), who had five sons. They were Amschel Mayer (1773-1836), who stayed in Frankfurt; Solomon Mayer (1774-1855), who went to Vienna; Nathan Mayer (1777-1855), to London; Karl Mayer (1788-1855), to Naples; and James Jacob (1792-1868), to Paris. The French branch of the family was founded when James, the youngest of the sons, settled in Paris in 1812. As an agent of his brother Nathan, James established the firm of [[Rothschild Freres]]. Financially, he aided the Bourbon and Orleans families, the kings of France, and Napoleon III. From then on, apart from its banking activities, the Rothschild family was active in the French Jewish community.
		+	:[[James de Rothschild]] built the [[Rothschild Hospital]], which still stands today in Paris. An early railroad entrepreneur, James helped set up many government railroad lines. The Rothschilds financed the main rail networks in France, including the [[Chemin de Fer du Nord]].
		+	:The Rothschild family assumed positions of responsibility in the French Jewish leadership, holding respected posts. Baron [[Guy de Rothschild]] was president of [[Fonds Social Juif Unifié]] (FSJU). He was succeeded by his son, [[David Rothschild]]. The late Baron [[Alain de Rothschild]] was president of the [[Consistoire]] and headed the [[Representative Council of Jewish Organizations in France]] (CRIF). Baron [[Elie de Rothschild]] was active in the [[French United Jewish Appeal]].A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p. 46)</ref>

	Major Zionist bodies listed in the travel guide include the [[Fédération des Organisations Sionistes de France]], [[Jewish Agency]], [[K.K.L.]] (Jewish National Fund), [[WIZO]] and others, many sharing premises in Paris.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref> The guide notes "a number of Sephardic and Zionist groups" alongside international bodies.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>		Major Zionist bodies listed in the travel guide include the [[Fédération des Organisations Sionistes de France]], [[Jewish Agency]], [[K.K.L.]] (Jewish National Fund), [[WIZO]] and others, many sharing premises in Paris.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref> The guide notes "a number of Sephardic and Zionist groups" alongside international bodies.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>

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 [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/europe/france/ Lubavitch centers in France]
 ==Resources==
-* [https://mondediplo.com › 2025/09 › 04israel-france The growing power of France's pro-Israel lobby] ''Le Monde diplomatique - English edition'', 2025
+* Serge Halimi & Pierre Rimbert [https://mondediplo.com/2025/09/04israel-france The growing power of France's pro-Israel lobby] ''Le Monde diplomatique - English edition'', September 2025
-* Ali Abunimah [https://electronicintifada.net › blogs › ali-abunimah › fre... French resist effort to censor criticism of Zionism] ''The Electronic Intifada'', 4 Mar 2019
+* Ali Abunimah [https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/french-resist-effort-censor-criticism-zionism French resist effort to censor criticism of Zionism] ''The Electronic Intifada'', 4 Mar 2019
-* [https://www.972mag.com › tsedek-french-jews-anti-zio... For these French Jews, anti-racism cannot succeed without ...] ''+972 Magazine'', 14 Aug 2023
+* Natasha Soffer-Roth [https://www.972mag.com/tsedek-french-jews-anti-zionism/ For these French Jews, anti-racism cannot succeed without anti-Zionism] ''+972 Magazine'', 14 Aug 2023
-* [https://www.counterpunch.org › 2014/07/09 › the-israel-... The Israel Lobby and French Politics] ''Counterpunch'', 9 Jul 2014
+* Evan Jones [https://www.counterpunch.org/2014/07/09/the-israel-lobby-and-french-politics/ The Israel Lobby and French Politics] ''Counterpunch'', 9 Jul 2014
-* [https://alestiklal.net › article › this-is-how-france-uses-it... This Is How France Uses Its Legislative Institutions to ...] ''صحيفة الاستقلال'', undated
+* Murad Jandali [https://alestiklal.net/en/article/this-is-how-france-uses-its-legislative-institutions-to-protect-israel-s-interests This Is How France Uses Its Legislative Institutions to Protect Israel's Interests] ''صحيفة الاستقلال'', undated
-* [https://www.lemonde.fr › France › Israel The difficult awakening for French Jews as Israel drifts ...] ''Le Monde.fr'', 30 Mar 2023
+* [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/03/30/the-difficult-awakening-of-french-jews-as-israel-drifts-toward-ultra-nationalism_6021159_7.html The difficult awakening for French Jews as Israel drifts toward ultra-nationalism] ''Le Monde.fr'', 30 Mar 2023
-* [https://en.rafed.net › article › the-israeli-zionist-lobby-in-... The Israeli-Zionist Lobby in France] ''Rafed.net'', undated
+* Roger Garaudy [https://en.rafed.net/article/the-israeli-zionist-lobby-in-france The Israeli-Zionist Lobby in France] ''Rafed.net'', undated
-* [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu › news › article France's Jewish community feels the strain as Gaza war ...] ''The Parliament Magazine'', 8 Oct 2025
+* [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/frances-jewish-community-feel-the-strain-as-gaza-war-deepens-divides France's Jewish community feels the strain as Gaza war deepens divides] ''The Parliament Magazine'', 8 Oct 2025
-* F Eytan [https://www.jstor.org › stable The complexity of the Relations between european Jewry ...] ''JSTOR'', 2017
+* F Eytan [https://www.jstor.org/stable/26416727 The complexity of the Relations between european Jewry and israel] ''Jewish Political Studies Review'', 2017
-* [https://www.palestine-studies.org › node The Israeli Lobby] ''Institute for Palestine Studies'', undated
+* [https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/41719 The Israeli Lobby] ''Institute for Palestine Studies'', undated
-* [https://journals.openedition.org › bcrfj From an unsolvable dispute to a unifying compromise] ''OpenEdition Journals'', undated
+* [https://journals.openedition.org/bcrfj/6196?lang=en From an unsolvable dispute to a unifying compromise] ''OpenEdition Journals / Bulletin du Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem'', 2009
-* [https://portal.ehri-project.eu › units › us-005578-irn5073... Zionist and other Jewish organizations in France (Fond 186)] ''The EHRI Portal'', undated
+* [https://portal.ehri-project.eu/units/us-005578-irn507373-irn611872 Zionist and other Jewish organizations in France (Fond 186)] ''The EHRI Portal'', undated
-* [https://act.jstreet.org › ... A major rift erupted in the French Jewish community following ...] ''J Street'', 2 Jun 2025
+* [https://act.jstreet.org/go/359058 A major rift erupted in the French Jewish community following a harsh condemnation of the Israeli government by the famous reform rabbi] ''J Street'', 2 Jun 2025
-* [https://www.timesofisrael.com › in-france-a-celebrity-fl... In France, a celebrity flame war about Israel highlights ...] ''The Times of Israel'', 3 Feb 2024
+* [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-france-a-celebrity-flame-war-about-israel-highlights-shifting-attitudes/ In France, a celebrity flame war about Israel highlights shifting attitudes] ''The Times of Israel'', 3 Feb 2024
-* [https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk › article › cau... Cautiously hopeful about the fate of the Zionist lobby] ''Jewish Voice for Liberation'', 17 Apr 2026
+* [https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/cautiously-hopeful-about-the-zionist-lobby/ Cautiously hopeful about the fate of the Zionist lobby] ''Jewish Voice for Liberation'', 17 Apr 2026
 *Marc Hecker [https://www.cairn.info/revue-politique-etrangere-2005-2-page-401.htm# Les groupes pro-israéliens en France : une typologie]. ''Dans Politique étrangère'' 2005/2 (Été), pages 401 à 410.

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 * [[Fond Social Juif Unifie]] (FSJU) / [[L’Appel Unifie Juif de France]] ([[Keren Hayessod - Appel Unifié pour Israël]]), 39 rue Broca, Paris. Tel: 42-17-10-10.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.46)</ref>
 * [[Lubavitch]] / [[Beth Loubavitch]] (over 40 Chabad centers), 8 rue Lamartine, 75009 Paris. Tel: 45-26-87-60.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47) [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/europe/france/ Lubavitch France]</ref>
-* [[Christian Friends of Israel France]]<ref>User request (Powerbase existing pages)</ref>
+* [[Christian Friends of Israel France]]
-* [[L’Organisation Sioniste Mondiale en France]]<ref>User request (Powerbase existing pages)</ref>
+* [[L’Organisation Sioniste Mondiale en France]]
 * [[Siona]]<ref>https://www.facebook.com/SionaOfficial/</ref>
 * [[Association France-Israël]]

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 * [[Jewish Agency, Francais]], 140 blvd. Malesherbes, 75017 Paris. Tel: 47-63-00-68.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>
 * [[K.K.L.]] (Jewish National Fund / [[Keren Kayemeth Leisrael France]]), 11 rue du 4 Septembre, 75002 Paris. Tel: 42-86-88-88.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>
-* [[WIZO-France]] (Women’s International Zionist Organization), 54 rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris. Tel: 48-01-97-70.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (attached screenshots, p.47)</ref>
+* [[WIZO-France]] (Women’s International Zionist Organization), 54 rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris. Tel: 48-01-97-70.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>
 * [[O.R.T.]] / [[ORT-France]], 44 avenue Victor Hugo, 75116 Paris and 10 Villa d’Eylau, 75116 Paris. Tel: 45-00-74-22.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe  (p.47)</ref>
 * [[B’nai B’rith-France]], 9 rue de Chaillot, 75116 Paris. Tel: 42-80-03-30.<ref>A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (p.47)</ref>