Jewish man putting up posters for French legislative elections called “dirty Jew” and beaten

A Jewish man in France was reportedly beaten and called a “dirty Jew” while campaigning as part of the French legislative elections.

Liron Rozenhaft, 41, was putting up campaign posters for his wife, Audrey, who is running for a legislative seat for the Republicans in Strasbourg when two men approached him.

Upon noticing Ms Rozenhaft’s name on the poster, the two men are alleged to have called Mr Rozenhaft a “dirty Jew”, pulled down the posters, and followed him to other locations on a scooter, accompanied by several other men.

Ms Rozenhaft took to Facebook to claim that her husband had been beaten and left unconscious. Other accounts said that Mr Rozenhaft suffered minor injuries, including a concussion.

Local police are investigating the incident.

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