- French Jews asked to hide their identity 'until better days'. The head of Marseille's Israelite Consistory, is urging Jewish men to forego wearing skullcaps (kippot) after a particularly vicious anti-Semitic attack on a school teacher, saying the measure was needed to protect Jewish lives. http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/marseille-jews-asked-to-not-wear-skullcaps-to-hide-their-identity/article/454626 6032 comments worldnews