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...
Two Ancient Former Synagogues Destroyed in Poland, Ukraine
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Two ancient former synagogues were destroyed in Poland and in Ukraine.
The 16th-century former synagogue of Pidhaitsi, a town in the Ukraine’s west, collapsed on Saturday...
Paris Court Convicts 4 in Charlie Hebdo, Hyper Cacher Murders
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — A court in Paris has convicted one man of being accessory to murder in the 2015 jihadist terror attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and...
Jewish UK Labour Conference Delegates to Receive Security Details
Jewish delegates and members of Parliament will receive their own security details at a British Labour Party conference in Liverpool in September.
The decision to provide the Jewish delegates with...
Rabbi: Will ‘Fight and Win’ Battle Against Antisemitism in France
The chief rabbi of France has pledged to “fight and win” the battle against rising antisemitism in the country, in a wide-ranging interview with France’s leading Jewish newspaper.
“Wherever it...
Antisemitism Motivates Jewish Supporters of Germany’s Far-Right Party
At a nondescript community center in the city of Wiesbaden on Sunday, dozens of Jews got together to officially form the Jewish faction of the rising right-wing political party...
Mezuzah Placed at Ukrainian Parliament Building
The president of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), Dr. Michael Mirilashvili, met with the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Dmytro Razumkov. During their first bilateral meeting, Dr. Michael...
On the 119th anniversary of the Kishinev Pogrom: The President of Moldova thanked the...
Today, the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, met with Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, Director of the Jewish community in the country. Today marks the 119th anniversary of...
American Jews Suspected of Vandalizing Crucifix in Uman
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Two Jewish U.S. citizens have been detained in Ukraine on suspicion that they vandalized a crucifix while inebriated, prosecutors said.
The incident, which occurred last month,...
No One Hurt When Explosive Hurled at Israeli Students in Poland
An explosive device was thrown at a group of Israeli high school students on Wednesday while they were visiting a Holocaust-era site in the Polish capital of Warsaw.
No one...
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