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82nd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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Jerusalem holds Purim parade with yellow ribbon symbolising hostages

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Holocaust commemorated as Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

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World leaders commemorate victims of Nazi Germany

World leaders will be attending the ceremony at Auschwitz on Monday including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Britain’s King Charles III.

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Top Jewish leader calls on Europe to tackle rising antisemitism

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA), said antisemitism in Europe is rising due to the Israel-Hamas war.

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Netherlands publishes list of 250,000 suspected Nazi collaborators

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This year, Hanukkah and Christmas are celebrated on the same day.

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Israel deploys rescue planes to Amsterdam after football fans attacked

62 people were arrested after violence between football fans broke out following a game in the Dutch capital. Both leaders described the violence as antisemitic.

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Will Berlin help redo Goebbels' villa as centre teaching against hate?

A Jewish organisation has asked the authorities of the German capital to acquire the derelict villa of the chief propagandist for Nazi Germany and turn it into an education centre against propaganda as a tool of hate.

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WATCH: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block highway in Israel

Dozens of people blocked a main highway in central Israel after the Israeli military said Tuesday it will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men.