world news UN chief decries antisemitism, urges stand against hatred Holocaust Remembrance Day is held annually on 27 January, the day the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by troops from the Soviet Union in 1945. 26/01/2022
Austria Austria's new interior minister rejects allegations of antisemitism An open letter signed by Jewish students and academics has called for Gerhard Karner to be removed from office. 13/12/2021
Poland Poland arrests three over 'disgraceful' anti-Semitic demonstration Polish authorities have faced questions as to why it took so long to make the arrests, given that the incident was widely reported in Poland. 15/11/2021
France Life sentence for anti-semitic murder of Mireille Knoll, 85, in Paris Yacine Mihoub will spend a minimum of 22 years behind bars for the murder of Mireille Knoll, in a case that sparked outcry over anti-semitism in France. 11/11/2021
world news COVID-19 has led to re-kindling of antisemitism, says rights agency The European Agency for Fundamental Rights says the biggest increases have been seen in France and Germany but cautions that most other nations aren't accurately recording antisemitic incidents. 09/11/2021
Sweden ‘Concrete measures’ needed to fight anti-Semitism says Swedish PM A conference on Wednesday focused on the receding memory of the Holocaust and the rise of anti-Semitism views on social media. 13/10/2021
Israel Merkel warns of rise in anti-Semitism on last official visit to Israel Angela Merkel accompanied Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on her last visit to Israel as German Chancellor. 10/10/2021
Poland Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp Nine barracks were spray-painted with anti-Semitic phrases in both English and German, the memorial said. 06/10/2021
Ukraine 80 years after Nazi massacre, Babi Yar's ghosts still haunt Ukraine The country has struggled to come to terms with the role that Ukrainians played in the murder of Jews during the Nazi occupation. 06/10/2021
world news EU unveils new strategy to tackle rising antisemitism in Europe "Europe can only prosper when its Jewish communities feel safe and prosper," said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 05/10/2021
Ukraine Ukraine's parliament approves new law banning anti-Semitism Hate speech directed towards Jewish citizens, buildings, and communities will be punished under the legislation. 23/09/2021
United Kingdom Four men charged for shouting anti-Semitic abuse in London convoy The incident took place in May during pro-Palestine protests in cities across the UK and Ireland. 20/09/2021
Netherlands New Amsterdam memorial names all 102,000 Dutch Holocaust victims Each brick in the Memorial of Names, which was officially unveiled by King Willem-Alexander on Sunday, bears the name of a Dutch citizen who lost their life in the Holocaust. 19/09/2021
Greece New Greek health minister apologises for previous Holocaust remarks "I never wanted to insult the Jewish people, and I apologise if I did," said Thanos Plevris. 02/09/2021
Germany Nazi swastika daubed on Torah ark inside Frankfurt airport synagogue Germany recorded over 2,400 antisemitic attacks last year. 12/06/2021
France Thousands protest decision not to try Jewish woman's killer Earlier this month the Court of Cassation ruled that the killer of 65-year-old Jewish woman Sarah Halimi would not stand trial due to his compromised state. 25/04/2021
Green News What do veganism and conspiracy theories have in common? Christopher Sebastian gives us his take on one of Germany's "most dangerous conspiracy theorists". 12/04/2021
world news COVID-19 has forced anti-semitic hatred online, researchers say There are fears that once coronavirus lockdowns are lifted, physical attacks on Jews could increase. 07/04/2021
France Deliveroo driver jailed for refusing orders from Jewish restaurants The Algerian, who was in France illegally, will be deported after he completes his four-month prison sentence. 15/01/2021
Germany Perpetrator of anti-semitic attack in Germany gets life in prison The verdict is in: the perpetrator of the anti-semitic attack in Halle, Germany gets life in prison 21/12/2020
France Police investigate anti-semitic tweets about Miss France contestant Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said he was "deeply shocked" by the comments and stated that "the police and gendarmerie services are mobilised." 20/12/2020
Germany Is anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany among COVID-denial movements? Groups that would normally have nothing to do with each other are uniting in Covid-denying movements: right-wing groups, left-wing extremists, Islamist groups. And 'anti-Semitism is acting as a binder.' 25/11/2020
United Kingdom Jeremy Corbyn told he cannot sit as Labour MP amid anti-Semitism row Current leader Keir Starmer made the move after Corbyn was readmitted to the party this week, having been suspended for playing down the extent of anti-Semitism in Labour ranks. 18/11/2020
United Kingdom Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reinstated to UK opposition party Corbyn was suspended in October after stating that allegations of antisemitism in the party were "dramatically overstated". 17/11/2020
Uncovering Europe How a Jewish writer lived, loved and survived in WW2-era Romania A newly-translated novel by the author of For Two Thousand Years shows a different side to one of Europe's foremost chroniclers of antisemitism. 04/11/2020
United Kingdom Ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn suspended amid damning anti-Semitism report It comes after an investigation slammed the Labour Party over its response to allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks. 29/10/2020
