Paris, France: Jewish teenager in coma following brutal attack
June 21, 2008
On June 21, seventeen year old Rudy Haddad was attacked on his way to Synagogue in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. He is a member of the local Lubavitch community, and Jewish community members believe he was targeted because he wore a kippah, visibly identifying him as Jewish.
The boy was repeatedly beaten with metal bars. Five youths were detained in connection with the attack which left Rudy Haddad with several broken ribs, a fractured skull, and in a coma for two days. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the assault and assured the victim and his family of his support.
Sources: International Herald Tribune, 06-22-2008; www.int.iol.co.za 6-22-2008; JTA.org 6-24-2008 Sueddeutsche.de, 06-25-2008
