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A Nazi parade by the synagogue in Luxembourg in 1941, which was destroyed in 1943. Credit: Wikipedia.

Luxembourg to compensate Holocaust victims

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The Luxembourg government is set to sign a historic agreement on Wednesday to pay reparations to Holocaust survivors, return Jewish property to its rightful owners and preserve the history of the local Jews who...
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Israeli, German, EU Council presidents issue statement commemorating Holocaust

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and European Council President Charles Michel issued a joint statement on Tuesday affirming their commitment to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and fighting anti-Semitism. In addition...
Chiune Sugihara at his desk in Vilnius, Lithuania. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Honoring the Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from Holocaust

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Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a virtual event on Monday honored a hero often referred to as the “Japanese Schindler” for helping to save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. Chiune...
A virtual Kabbalat Shabbat service with the Jewish community in Baku, Azerbaijan. Source: Screenshot.

Diaspora minister’s Shabbat initiative reaches smaller, more remote parts of Jewish world

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Following the ratification of the Abraham Accords, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Omer Yankelevich has held virtual Kabbalat Shabbat services with Jewish communities around the world, sharing the message that now is the time to...
American Jewish reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer and alternative-rock musicianMatisyahu, Dec. 15, 2019. Credit: Kats Cadenza/Katherine Barner via Wikimedia Commons.

Spanish court dismisses charges against anti-Israel group that held up concert

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A Spanish court has dismissed charges of anti-Semitism against an anti-Israel group that temporarily forced the cancellation of a Matisyahu concert almost six years ago. On Jan. 11, the provisional court in Valencia acquitted eight...
The front doors of Montreal’s Congregation Shaar Hashomayim were spray-painted with swastikas on Jan. 13, 2021. Courtesy: Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Suspect arrested after swastikas spray-painted on Montreal synagogue

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A man has been arrested after a synagogue in Montreal was vandalized on Wednesday. Multiple swastikas were spray-painted on the front doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. The 16-year-old synagogue has been closed due to the...
The front doors of Montreal's Congregation Shaar Hashomayim were spray-painted with swastikas on Jan. 13, 2021. Courtesy: Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Suspect arrested after swastikas spray-painted on Montreal synagogue

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A man has been arrested after a synagogue in Montreal was vandalized on Wednesday. Multiple swastikas were spray-painted on the front doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. The 16-year-old synagogue has been closed due to the...
A “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt on Etsy. Source: Screenshot.

Etsy removes ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt following mob invasion of US Capitol

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Etsy has removed a T-shirt with the words “Camp Auschwitz” following the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump. The e-commerce site made the move six hours...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Credit: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish groups welcome European handbook on anti-Semitism

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European Jewish groups welcomed the publication of a handbook for the practical use of the Working Definition of Antisemitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) as a tool to fight against Jewish hatred...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (right) meets with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 10, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Building bridges: 2020 a successful year for Israel-Europe relations

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The past year was relatively successful in terms of Israel’s relationship with Europe, according to a survey presented by Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Monday to the Jewish state’s ambassadors to European countries. Among...