Tributes to Klezmer star
Acclaimed klezmer pianist, composer and actor Leopold Kleinman-Kozłowski has died in Krakow at the age of 100.
Famed for his role as a music consultant in award winning movie Schindler’s List, in which...
French Muslim extremist Mehdi Nemmouche has been sentenced to life
French Muslim extremist Mehdi Nemmouche has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering four people in a terrorist attack at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in 2014.
Two Israeli...
Two Israelis on board Ethiopian Airlines disaster
Two Israelis were among fatalities in the state-owned Ethiopian Airlines disaster near Addis Ababa last Sunday morning.
None of the 149 passengers and eight crew members from over 30 nationals on board the Boeing 737...
WJC stands with Bulgarian Jews in Sofia rally
Over 1,500 people participated in the ‘Together for Bulgaria, together for Europe’ march of tolerance and unity took in Sofia last Sunday.
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder...
WJC slam abhorrent vandalism of Strasbourg synagogue
World Jewish Congress have condemned vandals who daubed anti-Semitic graffiti on a memorial to a former synagogue in Strasbourg destroyed by the Nazis during World War II on Monday.
The incident comes two...
Funeral heartache after Chile tragedy
The funeral of a victim of the Chile boating tragedy was postponed at the last minute when family members discovered the wrong body about to be buried...
Argentina Chief Rabbi attack in own home
Jewish leaders have condemned a brutal attack on Argentina’s Chief Rabbi in his own home.
Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich and his wife, Rebbetzin Davidovich, were seriously wounded in a sickening assault.
An investigation by police...
Board of Deputies shocked by violent attack on Argentinian Chief Rabbi
Board of Deputies Senior Vice President Sheila Gewolb has reacted to an attack on the Argentinian Chief Rabbi during a break-in at his home...
Israel-Poland relations over Holocaust hit new low
Diplomatic relations between Israel and Poland remain tense over the extent of Polish complicity during the Holocaust.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki cancelled his country’s participation at the central...
Anti-Semitism is rampant concludes Munich conference
Anti-Semitism is increasing globally and a political crisis is developing among European leaders were among key points made at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday.
Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, President of...
