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Thousands of Jewish worshippers flock to the Western Wall for Sukkot

Jewish worshippers flock to the Western Wall Plaza, the holiest site at which Jews can pray, for the Sukkot festival Priestly blessing.

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.

Germany

Teen arrested in Germany over alleged synagogue attack plot

The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia said officials had been tipped off about an "Islamist-motivated threat" ahead of the Jewish holiday.

Slovakia

Pope Francis visits Slovakia highlighting inclusion and reconciliation

The pope met visited a Roma settlement where he urged greater integration with Slovak society, the day after atoning for Christian complicity in the Holocaust.

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France

French mayor fined for comparing police to Vichy government

In July 1942, some 13,000 Jews were rounded up by the French Vichy regime and sent to concentration camps.

Germany

Nazi swastika daubed on Torah ark inside Frankfurt airport synagogue

Germany recorded over 2,400 antisemitic attacks last year.

World News

Meet the young Jewish voices pushing for peace from across Europe

#NotInOurNames group is against evictions in Sheikh Jarrah, and the Israeli government claiming to speak for all Jews, in Israel and the diaspora.

Israel

Israeli police poised for arrests after two die in synagogue collapse

Authorities say the incident at Givat Zeev, in which scores of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered to pray to mark the beginning of Shavuot, took place in a "dangerous" building with no permits for use.

Israel

Funerals begin for those who died in stampede in Israel

On Friday a festive gathering in northern Israel turned into one of the country's worst-ever tragedies, with at least 45 people killed in a stampede.

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.

World News

'It started with words': Holocaust survivors warn on hate speech

“The survivors of Auschwitz experienced first-hand what it is like when words become deeds. Their message to us: do not be indifferent!”

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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Jerusalem's Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Passover

Jerusalem's Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Passover

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting against COVID rules clash with security

The gatherings have led to clashes with police and an unprecedented wave of public anger toward the religious community.

France

Man charged with deadly 1982 attack on kosher restaurant in Paris

Walid Abdulrahman Abou Zayed was extradited to France on Friday by Norway, where he had settled in 1991.

Ukraine

Ukraine accuses Belarus of stoking tensions over Jewish pilgrims

Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews travel every Jewish New Year to the central Ukrainian town of Uman to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nahman, the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.

World News

75 years on, a look at the identifying tattoos in Auschwitz

Prisoners were tattooed with identification numbers at the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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.

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Hannukah: Germany's Jews celebrate start of Festival of Lights

Berlin's Jewish community on Sunday celebrated the start of Hannukah, the Festival of Lights.

Germany

German military enlists rabbis for the first time in nearly 100 years

Germany's military will provide religious counselling for its Jewish soldiers for the first time since the 1930s.