Tag: Europe
UK Conservative Party candidate says London mayor ‘frightens’ Jews
Susan Hall, a Conservative Party candidate in the United Kingdom running to be mayor of London, has drawn criticism after saying that the city’s Muslim mayor scares British Jews.
“I know how frightened some of the community...
Rabbinical confab in Azerbaijan sparks debate
A conference of European rabbis that will be held in Azerbaijan next month has sparked a divisive debate among European Jewish student groups and Azerbaijani Jewish leadership over the venue due to the recent...
Second Gentleman Emhoff to lead Holocaust remembrance efforts in Europe
The White House announced on Thursday that Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Europe this month to participate in Holocaust remembrance events.
Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is set to visit...
Conference of European Rabbis signs religious services agreement with Lithuania’s Jewish community
The Conference of European Rabbis and the Jewish community of Lithuania signed an agreement stipulating that the Orthodox rabbinical alliance will be consulted regarding all communal and religious matters in the country.
“The Conference of...
Is Tevye returning to Europe? Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hopes to head to...
The star of the Yiddish-language “Fiddler on the Roof” production thought it would be no more than a summer curiosity. But after a two-year hiatus induced by the coronavirus pandemic, the award-winning play is...
Nine European states reject Israeli designation of Palestinian organizations as terror entities
Nine European governments rejected on Tuesday an Israeli decision to class six Palestinian organizations as terrorist entities.
The foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden said in a...
Israel ups fuel exports to Europe to help lessen dependence on Russia
Israel is increasing its offshore natural-gas output as part of an effort to reach a deal with Europe in order to supply it with alternatives to Russian energy.
Jerusalem seeks to double production to 40...
European attitudes towards defense undergo sea change in wake of Ukraine war
The defense awakening across Europe in response to the invasion of Ukraine is most dramatic among Western European countries, which had resisted the previous U.S. administration’s appeals to increase their defense budgets. In a...
Hebrew University survey: More than half of Israeli Jews, Arabs expect European anti-Semitism to...
Timed to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s European Forum reveals a new survey that says Israelis expect anti-Semitism in Europe to worsen.
As for the future of Israeli-European relations, sociologist and...
Europe’s Jews have an uncertain future, but a future nonetheless
The continent of Europe ceased to be the center of Jewish life more than a century ago, when it yielded that status to the increasingly affluent, influential Jewish community in the United States, joined,...