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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.

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'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!”

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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.

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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.

Spain

The long voyage of expelled Sephardic Jews back to Spain

More than 130,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews from all over the world have applied for the Spanish nationality.

Germany

Euroviews. Halle shooting shows that the media needs to work with tech, civil society and government ǀ View

The Daily Mail decided, for presumably commercial and sensationalist reasons, to publish syndicated images of the dead victims, contrary to the prevailing spirit of industry protocols. I found it a surprising, distressing and outrageous editorial decision.

Germany

'We must protect Jewish life' says German president after attack

A gunman livestreamed an anti-Semitic attack outside a German synagogue on Wednesday, leaving two people dead.

Austria

Austria to grant citizenship to descendants of victims of Nazism

Second and third-generation relatives with British nationality have expressed interest in applying for citizenship of the EU country as Brexit looms.

Poland

Poland's foreign ministry condemns attack on Israeli students

Poland's foreign ministry condemned an attack on Israeli students at a Warsaw nightclub on Saturday.

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Government restrictions on religion rising in Europe, Pew study finds

The Pew Research Centre highlighted that although religious restrictions remain higher in the Middle East-North Africa region, the biggest increases over the last decade have been in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Nearly half of young European Jews face antisemitic harassment: study

44% of young Europeans Jews face antisemitic harassment and almost half don't wear clothing identified with their religion because of fears over their safety, a new EU report found.

Cuba

Watch: Cuba's shrunken Jewish population restores historic cemetery

This cemetery, which contains more than 1,600 gravesites, is one of only two Jewish graveyards remaining in Cuba. Many Jewish families left the island after the 1959 revolution, leaving their dead in the care of those who remained.

USA

New trove of father's letters released to mark Anne Frank's 90th birthday

New trove of father's letters released to mark Anne Frank's 90th birthday