As the feast of Yom Kippur opens, the most important celebration of the Jewish calendar, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, assured that reinforcements had been deployed around places of worship, two days after a terrorist attack near the former premises of "Charlie Hebdo".

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The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, visited a synagogue in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris on Sunday morning, on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

This trip takes place in a particular security context, 48 hours after the chopper attack near the former premises of

Charlie Hebdo

, which left two seriously injured.

The tenant of Place Beauvau announced that 7,000 police and gendarmes were deployed on symbolic places, including synagogues.

If the measure is widely welcomed by the Jewish community, fear remains present among most of the faithful.

In the entrance to the synagogue, Robert Genest however welcomed the latest announcements by Gérald Darmanin.

The president of the city's Jewish community finally feels heard: "The terrorist threat, as the minister reaffirmed this morning, is still very strong. Friday's attack had an effect of concern on Jewish communities since in 2015 were targeted 

Charlie Hebdo

, then the police, then the Hyper Kosher, therefore the Jews, "he said to Europe 1.

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Living under threat

To come to the synagogue, Ilan passed in front of several police vans.

This 22-year-old admits he still hasn't got used to it.

“Unfortunately, we've been living under threat for several years now. And even more so on Yom Kippur, where there are really a lot of people,” he explains.

"We are strengthening security. On the one hand, we would like there was no need to do it, but on the other hand, given the current context, it is rather reassuring to know that we are protected, "he admits.

A well attended celebration

But a few meters further on, dressed in an elegant shirt and his kippah, Jérémie is much more skeptical.

"I know that the state is doing everything to protect us. But are we more than usual today? I don't know."

Despite his concern, he intends to come to the celebrations.

Because Yom Kippur is still the most important celebration of the year for the Jewish community, made up in France of about 500,000 people.