Overview

• Rabbi Arié Engelberg was attacked on March 22, 2025, while walking home from the synagogue with his 9-year-old son.
• The attacker, reportedly a 16-year-old, asked if the rabbi was Jewish before insulting, hitting, and biting him.
• The suspect, who has used multiple identities, was arrested later that evening and remains in custody as police investigate a potential hate crime motive.
• The incident has drawn condemnation from political leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron, who decried antisemitism as a 'poison.'
• A march against antisemitism and in support of the rabbi is planned for March 25, 2025, in Orléans, as the Jewish community and wider public express solidarity.