“Some have suggested that all the Jews should leave Europe for Israel. Let me make one thing clear. If all the Jews left Europe tomorrow, this would be sad for the Jews, but it would be a disaster for Europe,” said World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S.Lauder as he warned in London of a growing tide of hatred and terror targeted against Jews and others, including in Britain.
A massive crane crashed down at a site where construction workers are building Russia’s westernmost synagogue and one of the country’s largest Jewish community complexes.
Google has removed a Chrome extension from its store that was designed to track Jewish people, after it was found to be perpetrating and facilitating racist hate online.
A “Night at the Museum” event was held in many Russian cities Saturday night, where city museums and art centers held their doors open for the public throughout the night and offered special tours and activities. City synagogues also participated in the event – and with smashing success.
In Europe, the BDS (Boycott, Divestment,Sanctions) movement “is not just a way to attack Israel, it is a way to attack Jewish people. We must fight it in order to ensure the security of European Jews,’’ a European Jewish leader declared.
Belgium has refused to grant emergency aid to the children of Mira and Emmanuel Riva, the Israeli couple killed in the terrorist attack on the Jewish Museum of Brussels in May 2014, the Belgian media reported.
Over two years ago, the small bucolic town of Castrillo Matajudíos held a referendum to change its name and shed the dark legacy of the Spanish Inquisition.
Statement of the Congress of National Communities of Ukraine in Connection with the Court Ban Placed on the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People by Russian Occupants
Brtain’s Jewish community expressed concern after the country’s National Union of Students (NUS) elected a left-wing president who has refused to condemn the Islamic State group and attacked “Zionist-led media outlets”.