Prince Charles warned of a growing rise in anti-Semitism in Britain as high-profile leaders from within and beyond the British Jewish community gathered to pay tribute to outgoing Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks at a dinner in his honour Monday night.
Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Director General of the European Jewish Association (EJA), thanked the European Commission and its president, Jose Manuel Barroso, for hosting this week's ninth annual high-level meeting of European religious leaders under the motto: ''Putting citizens at the heart of Europe in times of change.''
French President Francois Hollande sought to reassure French Jews of their secure future in the Republic as he made the keynote address to the Second Congress of Jewish Communities in France Sunday.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his conservative New Democracy party have dropped their opposition to a new anti-racism bill that outlaws Holocaust denial.
French President Francois Hollande paid tribute to the “heroes of France” in an address to mark the 70th anniversary of the National Council of Resistance Monday, as he insisted the spirit of the resistance still held important lessons for modern France, as he concluded that the fight against anti-Semitism “is unfortunately still before us”.