The French Government Tourist Office website (has a FranceGuide for the Jewish Traveler in the 'Publications' section with more information. 'Paris Noir brings this vibrant world to life, beginning with the doughboys who returned to Paris after World War I and moving on through the Jazz Age, the Depression, the years of the Harlem. You do not currently have access to this chapter. Palermo Published: June 2003 Share Tools This content is only available as PDF. Officially, the government of France welcomes Jewish visitors and promises a vigorous defense of their safety and concerns. Book Chapter Identity under Construction: Representing the Colonies at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 Lynn E. Some sources - none official - recommend that travelers conceal Star of David jewelry and other such items to ensure personal safety while traveling in France. Officials say they believe that attacks in France are linked to the worsening of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. French Jews (not visitors from abroad) have suffered assaults and attacks against synagogues, cemeteries, schools, and other Jewish property. In PARIS NOIR: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CITY OF LIGHT, Tyler Stovall, Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, presents a highly readable account of African American. Another worthwhile resource is the website Regrettably, anti-Semitism has been on the rise in Europe, especially in France, which has registered a significant increase in incidents against Jews. A good book on the subject is Tyler Stovall's Paris Noir. Since the days of the celebrated chanteuse Josephine Baker and, later, the author James Baldwin, France has welcomed African-American travelers. His previous books include Black France, Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light, and Transnational France: The Modern History of a Universal Nation.

Paris Noir by Tyler Stovall