Jewish Identity Politics and the Scarf Affairs in France

Author: Vichniac, Judith E.

Source: French Politics, Culture & Society, Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 2008 , pp. 111-128(18)

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Abstract:

Much has been written about the scarf affairs in France and the subsequent legislation banning large religious symbols from the classroom. Less has been written about the major religious leaderships' responses from 1989 when the first affair took place until the debates surrounding the Stasi Commission in 2003. This article traces the evolution of their thinking with special emphasis on the splits within the Jewish leadership within the context of a rise of anti-Semitic acts.

Keywords: LAÏCITÉ; SCHOOLS; RELIGION; MULTICULTURALISM; ANTI-SEMITISM

DOI: 10.3167/fpcs.2008.260110

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