Events included numerous talks and discussions, joint Jum’ah and Shabbat services, and a visit to Sachsenhasuen concentration camp near Berlin where interfaith prayers were held.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it would look into the refusal by Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby to shake the hand of his victorious Israeli opponent Or Sasson after their first round match in the men’s over-100kg competition at the Rio Olympic Games.
79 % of Israelis think that Israel is partially responsible for protecting Jews worldwide from anti-Semitic attacks, according to a survey published by the Diaspora Affairs ministry, daily Israel Hayom reported.
The Stars youth program, which unites young people worldwide for Jewish heritage studies, gained momentum this summer in Ukraine, with two international trips – one to Israel and one to Europe – for program participants in July.
In a historical decision, the city government of Bobruisk, Belarus has granted the local Jewish community the rights to a plot of land with the remains of an old synagogue in the city center last week.
Vyacheslav Likhachev, researcher and long-time monitor of xenophobia and anti-Semitism, reported that a young man was also facing charges over an act of anti-Semitic vandalism on a synagogue within 24 hours of Russia’s seizure of control.
According to daily The Times, the British Labour party’s annual onference is at risk of cancellation following the party’s decision to boycott the conference security company G4S because of its links with Israel.
