Germany

Germany encourages population to wear kippahs in solidarity with Jews

Germany's government is encouraging its population to wear kippahs, the skullcaps worn by Jews, to stand in solidarity with its Jewish population following a spike in anti-Semitic incidents

28/05/2019

USA

Jewish leaders urge 'wake-up call' after latest synagogue attack

Saturday's attack came six months after a man fatally shot 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh — the deadliest attack against Jews in American history.

29/04/2019

Belgium

Frenchman found guilty of killing four people at Jewish museum in 2014

A Belgian court has convicted French citizen Mehdi Nemmouche of “terrorist murder” for the shooting deaths of four people at a Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014.

07/03/2019

Belgium

Belgian carnival float depicting Jewish stereotypes criticised

A carnival float at a parade in Belgium has caused outrage for displaying giant caricatures of Jews sitting on bags of money.

06/03/2019

France

Strasbourg's vandalised Jewish Memorial sparks indignation

French authorities have opened an investigation on Saturday (March 2), into the vandalisation of a memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis during World War Two.

02/03/2019