French Jews Fear a New Strain of ISIS-Inspired Anti-Semitism | Nytimes

French Jews Fear a New Strain of ISIS-Inspired Anti-Semitism | Nytimes

MARSEILLE, France — It was the heavy leather-bound volume of the Torah he was carrying that shielded Benjamin Amsellem from the machete blows.
His attacker, a teenage fanatic who the police say was inspired by the Islamic State, was trying to decapitate Mr. Amsellem, a teacher at a local Jewish school. But Mr. Amsellem used the Torah — the only defense at hand — to deflect the blade and save himself….