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The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will welcome Monday evening, at the Élysée Palace, the members of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif) on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the organization.
The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, and the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, will also be present.
Emmanuel Macron will welcome members of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif) to the Élysée on Monday evening to mark the 80th anniversary of the organization, in a context of an increase in anti-Semitic acts.
The number of anti-Semitic acts multiplied by four in France last year
The head of state will give a speech, as will the president of Crif, Yonathan Arfi, from 6 p.m., said the Élysée.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin will also be present.
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