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Germany

Nazi swastika daubed on Torah ark inside Frankfurt airport synagogue

Germany recorded over 2,400 antisemitic attacks last year.

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.

Earth 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".

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.

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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.

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

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."

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.'

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.

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".

My Europe Series

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.

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.

Germany

Swastikas painted on artwork honouring victims of anti-Semitic attack

The vandalism comes on the first anniversary of the attack in Halle, which left two people dead.

Germany

Student assaulted outside Hamburg synagogue in 'anti-Semitic attack'

A Jewish student was "seriously injured" on Sunday outside a synagogue in Hamburg, northern Germany, in what police have described as "anti-Semitic motivated attack".

World News

Jews in Europe face new restrictions on religious freedom, says rabbi

From Poland to Belgium, laws that restrict practices such as ritual slaughter and circumcision target Jewish communities, Rabbi Menachem Margolin said.

United Kingdom

Starmer sacks Long-Bailey over 'anti-Semitic conspiracy theory'

Long-Bailey, who was a Corbyn ally, said on Twitter: "In no way was my retweet an intention to endorse every part of the article."

World News

‘We take everything for granted’, Auschwitz survivor warns

Siegmund Listwa had spent five and a half years in concentration camps during World War II, including two years at Auschwitz. This week marks 75 years since the Nazis’ most well-known extermination camp was liberated by the Soviets.

World News

Meet the Nazi hunter tracking down Holocaust perpertrators 75 years on

'They weren't monsters, they were ordinary people - and they have to be dealt with.'

Europe News

Locals still searching for answers over Jewish cemetery attack

'We don't know why they attack (the graves), they are dead,' said one local in the community near Strasbourg.

USA

Hanukkah stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Grafton E. Thomas has been charged with five counts of attempted murder and one of burgalry.