We Love Paris, Isn't It?

On today's Trip Report, Shmuel Perl shares his experiences in Paris and explains that the Marais is not the only place where he found Jewish culture in Paris!

After the interview Annie shares an update on Dicey Paris neighborhood and on what Paris is like on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Plus a bit of French news!

Table of Contents for this Episode

• [00:00:00] Intro
• [00:00:28] Today on the podcast
• [00:01:47] Podcast support
• [00:03:07] A Jewish perspective on Paris
• [00:03:29] First visit to France
• [00:04:12] When was the trip?
• [00:05:18] Experiencing Jewish Paris, the Marais and more
• [00:06:46] Shoah Museum
• [00:08:00] Allée des Justes
• [00:08:19] Where do you go to see Jewish Paris today?
• [00:08:35] Museum of Art and History of Judaism
• [00:10:15] Modern Jewish life is in the 17th Arrondissement
• [00:11:33] Favorite kosher restaurants
• [00:13:36] An authentic Jewish Pastry in the Marais
• [00:14:45] How long was the visit?
• [00:15:42] French-Jewish Food Influences
• [00:17:17] Hotel near a Synagogue
• [00:20:49] Experienced any antisemitism?
• [00:25:28] Areas they enjoyed the most
• [00:27:11] Vedettes du Pont Neuf
• [00:28:01] Photoshoot at Trocadero
• [00:28:52] Arc de Triomphe
• [00:29:51] Montmartre tour
• [00:31:59] Candora Perfume Workshop
• [00:33:00] Parselle Leopold-Sedar-Senghor
• [00:34:35] Don’t do the love-lock thing
• [00:35:25] How did Paris feel to you?
• [00:39:54] Outro
• [00:41:00] Preparing a trip to France?
• [00:42:41] Crack cocaine in Paris
• [00:45:44] What YOU can do to avoid dicey neighborhoods in Paris in 2022
• [00:48:21] Christmas in Paris
• [00:50:44] This week in French news
• [00:51:31] Free condoms for folks under 25 in France
• [00:52:30] Show notes

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