Austrian Jewish Leader: Kosher Meat Restrictions Are Reminiscent of Nazi-Era
The head of Vienna’s Jewish community has compared a proposal that would require Jews to register with the government in order to purchase kosher meat to Nazi-era legislation.
Oskar Deutsch, the...
CUFI U.K. Stands With British Jewry Amid Labour Antisemitism Row
Thousands of Christians have voiced solidarity with British Jewry amid ongoing allegations of anti-Semitism by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The U.K. branch of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) launched...
European Synagogues Keep Lights On to Mark Kristallnacht
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — European synagogues kept their lights on Monday night as part of a campaign that commemorates the 82th anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogroms.
Titled “Light Up...
Thousands of Jews Expected to Apply for Austrian Citizenship Under New Rules
(JTA) — Caroline Wellbery’s father, the late German literary scholar Egon Schwarz, fled Austria with his family after the Nazis annexed the country in 1938, when he was 15....
Belgian Court Ends Limits on Houses of Worship
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — A petition by several Orthodox Jews from Antwerp has prompted Belgium’s highest court to end the government’s ban on gatherings at houses of worship to curb...
EU Court Upholds Belgian Ban on Kosher Ritual Slaughter
The European Court of Justice upheld a Belgian ban on religious slaughter, including kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, in a ruling released on Thursday.
The E.U. court ruled that the...
Halle Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison
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(JTA) — The far-right extremist who attempted to shoot his way into the synagogue in Halle, Germany on Yom Kippur last year has been sentenced to life in...
KLM Watchdog: Woman Asked to Move for Orthodox Man Suffered Discrimination
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch human rights board found the national airline KLM guilty of discriminating against a woman who was moved from her seat because an Orthodox Jewish...
Explosives, antisemitic literature found at home of German teenager suspected of planning school attack
(JTA) — German police found explosives and antisemitic, far-right literature at the home of a teenager they suspect of planning a terrorist attack at a school.
Federal officers took the...
Number of Antisemitic Incidents in UK Drops Slightly, But Remains High
The number of antisemitic hate incidents in the UK fell slightly in the first half of 2018, but remained high historically, new data published by the Community Security Trust...
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