Global events mark Anne Frank’s 90th birthday

Global events marked what would have been Anne Frank’s 90th birthday yesterday. The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the most significant works of the 20th...

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...

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...

Belgium Shechita ban in Flanders now in force… Wallonia ban follows in summer

By Adam Moses Banning Shechita officially came into effect in the Flanders region of Belgian on New Year’s Day.

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...

Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt hosts a panel discussion ‘Should Jews stay or leave?

Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt tells the Munich Security Conference that ‘Governments and societies around the world must take action to guarantee security for its minorities’ Sunday...

Orthodox Jews in Toronto hit by Shemini Atzeret elections

Bnai Brith Canada have criticised Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, for refusing to change Federal elections in Toronto set for Shemini Atzeret in October. A Federal Court ordered Perrault to reconsider the vote after an orthodox Conservative Party candidate, Chani Aryeh-Bain underwent court proceedings. Perrault accepts the...

Holocaust victims discovered at Brest excavation site

World Jewish Congress have praised Belarussian authorities for ensuring 1,000 Jewish Holocaust victims discovered at an excavation site in Brest have received a dignified burial. WJC President Ronald S. Lauder attended...

FRA survey highlights growing anti-Semitism in Europe

An overwhelming majority of 16,500 respondents around Europe have cited an increase in anti-Semitism in the largest survey of Jewish people conducted...

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