Reaction to the attack on Halle synagogue
Gideon Falter, Chief Executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: “Once again, Jews around the world end a holy day only to discover that yet...
WJC slam Swedish Centre Party over circumcision ban
World Jewish Congress has backed the Jewish Central Council of Sweden’s stance on condemning a decision by the Center Party Conference to progress a...
New figures show close to 15 million Jews worldwide
There are 14.8 million Jewish people worldwide according to the Jewish Agency.
The annual statistics revealed for Rosh Hashanah showed a 100,000 increase with 8.1...
Sassoli to fight anti-Semitism and extremism
Senior rabbis and community leaders from around Europe met new European Parliament President David Sassoli in Brussels earlier this week.
Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt led...
New European Parliament president expresses support for Jewish practices
Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt of Moscow, president of the Conference of European Rabbis, led a delegation of senior rabbis and community leaders to meet...
Neo-Nazi appointed district mayor of German village
German politicians have called for the appointment of a neo-Nazi party member as district mayor of a village near Frankfurt to be quashed.
National Democratic...
China announces $280bn Iran investment as Iran set to violate nuclear deal
What happened: According to a report in the Times, China will invest $280bn in Iran’s oil, gas and petrochemicals sector.
The announcement was apparently agreed during...
Chabad joins relief effort in Bahamas after hurricane
Chabad Bahamas joined the official government relief effort after Hurricane Dorian battered the area with winds in excess of 110 miles per hour earlier...
Nauru recognition of Jerusalem as capital city
The Pacific island of Nauru is the latest country to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
me Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz and Nauruan...
Jewish woman dies in US boat fire tragedy
A 40-year Jewish woman is among 25 victims of a horror boat fire off the Southern California coast earlier this week.
Search crews were looking...
