A Jewish Perspective on Paris, Episode 420
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Trip Report: A Jewish Perspective on Paris
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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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The This is |
| 0:20.0 | join us in France episode 420 440 |
| 0:21.0 | capture sauen |
| 0:22.0 | bonsieur i'm Annie, and I'm happy to bring you a little bit of France, directly to your ears. |
| 0:28.8 | Today a trip report with Schmuelleurl about his Jewish perspective on Paris. |
| 0:36.0 | This is a side of Paris that I don't know anything about, |
| 0:39.6 | and our conversation was fascinating. |
| 0:42.1 | Lots of tips for Jewish visitors who are contemplating |
| 0:45.0 | visiting Paris and for anyone who is curious about this as well. After the interview I'll |
| 0:51.2 | update you on dicey neighborhoods in Paris |
| 0:54.6 | places where you don't want to go and where locals wish they wouldn't have to be either |
| 1:00.9 | honestly these are not the areas where visitors typically go, but some of you probably in search of cheaper accommodations might choose a hotel or Airbnb in a spot that isn't great. |
| 1:16.0 | As we say in French, sak-en, that means, oh, I don't know how to translate that. |
| 1:20.5 | It's fearful is what it is, literally literally but it means it creates fear. |
| 1:24.8 | Anyway on a much happier note let's talk about what Paris is like on Christmas Eve |
| 1:31.6 | and Christmas Day because even if most of you won't be in |
| 1:35.9 | Paris for Christmas this year you might be there one of these years and just knowing a few |
| 1:41.0 | things will help you understand how things work here. |
| 1:44.8 | All of that is after the interview. |
| 1:47.6 | This podcast is supported by donors and listeners to buy my tours and services, |
| 1:52.2 | including my itinerary consult service and my |
| 1:55.6 | GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the Voicemap app. There are two ways to buy my |
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