Jewish students at French university fail exams due to administration’s refusal to make Shabbat...
Hundreds of France’s Jewish students are finding themselves in an impossible situation. In a country where tests are frequently scheduled for Saturdays and administrators are wary of making accommodations for religion, students are often forced to either violate their commitment...
Gérard Collomb : “Ce que sera la nouvelle loi antiterroriste”
Protection des grands événements, fermeture des lieux de culte liés au terrorisme, mesures individuelles de surveillance et bracelets électroniques, opérations de police sous le contrôle d'un nouveau juge spécialisé… Gérard Collomb devrait présenter son...
Iran’s missile strike seen aimed at US, Israel
Fears that the Iranian nuclear agreement would pave the way for Iran to develop a missile program that threatens Israel, the U.S. and its allies came to fruition Sunday when Iran fired six missiles...
Deux rabbins nommés par le Pape à l’Académie Pontificale de la Vie
Pour la première fois, deux rabbins, l’un d’Israël et l’autre d’Argentine, ont été nommés par le pape pour siéger au sein de l’Académie Pontificale de Vie.
Il s’agit d’une institution indépendante siégeant au Vatican, fondée...
Jewish life blooms in Boquete, Panama
Boquete, Panama is a small town in the Chiriqui province in Panama’s interior, little more than thirty miles away from the Costa Rican border. Known for its abundant natural beauty, steady mountain climate, and...
Five Jewish refugees who changed the world /Watch
In honor of World Refugee Day, the WJC has launched a social media campaign dedicated to the millions of refugees displaced from their homes.
https://youtu.be/CH9xcyTv3tg
Statues of Nazi-persecuted Jewish athletes destroyed in Frankfurt
German authorities in Frankfurt are asking for witnesses to come forward after two sculptures of Jewish athletes who were persecuted by the Nazi regime were destroyed at an open air exhibit in a city...
Protests erupt in Kiev against renaming main street after SS officer
Dozens of demonstrators were injured over the weekend in Kiev, Ukraine in violent protests against the decision of the city council to replace the name a main street to that of an officer who...
French tech et Israël valley sont-ils complémentaires ?
Sa mission : stimuler l’innovation dans tous les secteurs de l’économie, des industries traditionnelles aux startups du numérique. Avi Hasson milite pour davantage de partenariats entre la French Tech et la Silicon Wadi, deux...
Greek-Jews in Karditsa unveil monument to thank village that hid them from Nazis in...
Greek-Jews thanked the residents of the village of Amarantos in Karditsa on Sunday who protected them or their relatives from the Nazis during World War II, during the unveiling of a monument of “eternal...