Tag: European Antisemitism
European group launches to fill ‘pressing gap in fight against antisemitism’
The European Network on Monitoring Antisemitism, which launched last week, aims “to fill a pressing gap in the fight against antisemitism: The need for improved data collection on antisemitic incidents,” according to a news...
Sir Michael Ellis: ‘BBC’ is ‘institutionally antisemitic’
A Jewish politician and barrister in the United Kingdom spoke out about the deleterious effects of Middle East war coverage that has been churned out by the country’s state-sponsored news service since Oct. 7.
Sir Michael Ellis,...
‘Occupied City’ reveals Amsterdam sites during Nazi German control
The British filmmaker Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter, his wife and creative partner, described their views on history and European antisemitism in a recent interview discussing their new documentary, “Occupied City.”
Disputing the idea that antisemitism has...
Oporto Jewish community promotes film on 1506 Lisbon massacre
Jewish communities don’t ordinarily double as film production companies, but the community of Oporto, Portugal, has shown itself to be anything but ordinary. It has begun promotion for its third film, “1506: The Lisbon...
Porsche ‘researching, coming to terms’ with history during Holocaust
The German car company Porsche, which is reportedly worth about $73 billion, celebrated its 75th birthday over the summer with “a frenzy of sports cars whizzing around its Stuttgart headquarters in front of an...
Chelsea Football Club launches fan group to encourage Jewish identity
The London-based Chelsea Football Club is one team trying to combat antisemitism and encourage Jewish fandom. The day before Rosh Hashanah, the club announced a new fan-driven Jewish Supporters Group that celebrates Jewish heritage and identity....
Groups urge removal of anti-Jewish definitions in Spanish dictionary
The Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) received a letter signed by more than 20 Jewish organizations from primarily Spanish-speaking countries calling for an update to the official Spanish dictionary to remove bigoted entries.
Examples of definitions the groups...
Top European human-rights judge exposed as a Jew-hater
The European Court of Human Rights, which has jurisdiction over more than 46 countries and whose rulings are legally binding on all 27 member states of the European Union, is facing calls to re-examine...
Antisemitism still haunts the European left
France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin last week ordered the dissolution of a Catholic traditionalist association named “Civitas” following claims of antisemitism against one of its leaders. The individual in question was the essayist Pierre...
Investigation continues after French Jewish boy is threatened with death
In the French city of Lyon near the Cours Émile-Zola intersection on July 24 at around 5:30 p.m., three individuals assaulted an unidentified Jewish 13-year-old boy, shoving and pushing him against a wall. The...