Tag: European Anti-Semitism
The British working class saves Britain … and its Jews
The relief was overwhelming. When the exit polls on Thursday evening correctly predicted a large majority for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, British Jews allowed themselves to breathe again. Overcome by the sense of deliverance...
German Jewish beauty queen launches ‘Shalom’ campaign on social media
A German-Jewish beauty queen is launching a campaign to raise awareness about racist and anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric afflicting Germany and Western Europe.
Tamar Morali kicked off her campaign, titled “SHALOM,” on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day.
She...
Thousands rally in Milan around Holocaust survivor following anti-Semitic threats
Thousands of people, including hundreds of mayors, escorted Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre through Milan on Tuesday evening after she had received hundreds of anti-Semitic threats, singing anti-fascist anthem “Bella Ciao” as they marched to City...
Police release images of suspects who beat rabbi in London, yelled ‘kill the Jews’
Authorities on Wednesday released CCTV images of two suspects who allegedly shouted “kill the Jews” before punching a rabbi last week in an anti-Semitic attack in north London.
The attackers also yelled “f–k Jew, dirty Jew” before...
France to open hate-crimes bureau after Jewish cemetery desecrated
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced on Wednesday that following the mass desecration of graves at a Jewish cemetery in Strasbourg, the country has decided to open a national bureau to counter hate crimes.
A...
Like schnitzel, anti-Semitism has become part of the cultural fabric of Europe
The following quotes are from Jewish citizens of various European countries, gathered during a survey earlier this year on Jewish perceptions of anti-Semitism that was carried out by the European Union.
“Anti-Semitism and racism are like the...
Will the synagogue attack in Halle, Germany, spur pro-Jewish sentiment?
Inside the Center for Creativity at the historic Francke Foundation in Halle, founded as a Pietist education center for orphans in 1698, a couple of kids sitting in a cozy nook stared at a...
UK chief rabbi issues stark warning on consequences of Labour Party victory
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came out strongly against the Labour Party on Monday ahead of next month’s election, expressing fear for the fate of British Jewry should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn be elected...
Belgium’s first female prime minister is also Jewish
Belgium’s first female prime minister, Sophie Wilmès, is Jewish.
On Sunday, she replaced Charles Michel and will lead an interim government until a coalition is formed. Michel left for a European Union position after his...
EU Jewish leader calls on UNESCO to act against anti-Semitic caricatures at festival
A European Jewish leader is calling on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, to act against organizers of the Carnival of Aalst in Belgium for its plan to use anti-Semitic caricatures...