Paris Jewish Primary School Vandalized as Prosecutors Open Religion-Motivated Damage Inquiry

Overview

• The Beth Loubavitch–Beth'Hannah primary school in Paris’s 20th arrondissement was targeted around 9 p.m. on January 31.
• Three windows were smashed, a surveillance camera was removed, and the building’s plaque was torn off and later found in a nearby square.
• Prosecutors opened an investigation for aggravated damage with the circumstances of acting in a group and because of religion, assigning the case to local investigators in the 20th.
• Authorities say the attackers did not enter the premises, have not been identified, and remain sought by police.
• Coverage places the incident within Interior Ministry data citing 1,570 antisemitic acts in 2024 and 889 in the first eight months of 2025, with fuller 2025 figures expected in mid-February.