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Watch: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Yom Kippur Ritual

Observant Jews believe they transfer their past years' sins into the chicken, symbolically ridding themselves of their transgressions.

21/09/2023

Poland

Polish family beatified for sheltering Jews during World War II

The Ulma family were executed by the Nazis in 1944 for hiding Jews at their home. They were allegedly betrayed.

11/09/2023

Poland

Vatican beatifies Polish family executed by Nazis in World War II

Representatives for the Vatican held an unprecedented beatification of the Polish family of 9 who were killed for hiding Jews in 1944.

10/09/2023

Culture news

Germany opens biggest Jewish cultural centre since Holocaust

Berlin was once home to Germany's biggest Jewish community.

23/06/2023

World News

Why these rabbis are moving their headquarters from London to Munich

It has been seven decades since the first Conference of European Rabbis (CER) opened its headquarters in London. But since Brexit, the organisation has been looking for a new home.

19/06/2023

Poland

Polish government criticised for using Auschwitz in political video

Poland's ruling Law and Justice party has compared the upcoming opposition protests to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

31/05/2023

Culture news

Warsaw museum displays rare artefacts from World War II Jewish ghetto

An exhibition at the Kordegarda gallery, presenting artefacts found during excavations in the Warsaw ghetto, comes just in time for the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

18/04/2023

Culture news

TikTok is the new place to learn about the Holocaust

Aron Goodman took to TikTok in a bid to combat antisemitism, with the help of his 85-year-old grandmother Tova Friedman. The response to her personal testimony has been incredible.

27/03/2023

Slovakia

'Forgotten' Holocaust heroes help Slovakia come to terms with its past

Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler were the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and warn the world of concentration camp genocide.

27/01/2023

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Hanukkah celebrated in Jerusalem

Hanukkah celebrations in Jerusalem take place over eight days. On the fourth and fifth days ultra-Orthadox jews light candles outside their homes.

23/12/2022

Culture news

US court dismisses Guelph Treasure lawsuit

After years of legal battles, a U.S. court dismisses lawsuit filed by heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art-dealers against a German museum foundation over historic Guelph Treasure ownership.

31/08/2022

France

France remembers its horror of sending 13,000 Jews to Nazi death camps

Eight decades later, France is honouring the victims of two terrifying days in July 1942 with a week of ceremonies surrounding the Vel d’Hiv police roundup.

17/07/2022

Turkey

Teenagers arrested on suspicion of vandalising famous Jewish cemetery

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has described the incident as a "heinous attack".

15/07/2022

Russia

Putin apologised for Moscow's Nazism remarks, says Israeli PM's office

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had sparked an outcry by stating that Adolf Hitler had "Jewish blood".

05/05/2022

Europe News

Israel slams Russian FM's comments on Nazism and Ukraine

Sergey Lavrov repeated Moscow's baseless claims about 'Nazis' in Ukraine, and also stated falsely that Hitler was partly Jewish, prompting fury in Israel.

02/05/2022

Culture news

How Yellow Candles contextualise Holocaust Remembrance Day

Every year, thousands of Jews light a yellow candle in observation of Yom HaShoah. The name card that comes with each candle offers a snapshot into a life tragically taken away in the Holocaust.

28/04/2022

Slovakia

Slovakian MPs condemn WWII deportation of Jews to Nazi Germany

Lawmakers have also asked for the forgiveness of Holocaust survivors and relatives.

25/03/2022

Germany

Germany to give extra €647 million to support Holocaust survivors

Campaigners say the additional funds are the largest ever allocated for welfare services in a single year.

02/03/2022

Germany

German dictionary updates definition of 'Jew' after outcry

The Duden dictionary has stated that the word could occasionally be perceived as discriminatory.

16/02/2022

Art

France authorises return of major art works to Jewish families

France has long been accused of lagging behind several European neighbours when it comes to reparations.

16/02/2022