A famed French-Jewish philosopher is afraid to leave his home
Unlike most countries, France makes celebrities out of intellectual heroes. They’re revered, quoted and featured regularly on primetime television and even in film.
People attend a national gathering to protest antisemitism and the rise of antisemitic attacks in the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, February 19, 2019. The writing on the sign reads: "Antisemitism, islamophobia, racism - not in our name"(photo credit: REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTES)ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
