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Jerusalem holds Purim parade with yellow ribbon symbolising hostages

The Purim parade in Jerusalem on Sunday featured the Israeli police band and a yellow ribbon, symbolising hostages held in Gaza amid ongoing conflict.

17/03/2025

Europe News

Holocaust commemorated as Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on 27 January, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII.

27/01/2025

Europe News

World leaders commemorate victims of Nazi Germany

World leaders will be attending the ceremony at Auschwitz on Monday including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Britain’s King Charles III.

26/01/2025

World News

Top Jewish leader calls on Europe to tackle rising antisemitism

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA), said antisemitism in Europe is rising due to the Israel-Hamas war.

14/01/2025

Europe News

Netherlands publishes list of 250,000 suspected Nazi collaborators

The research group Huygens Institute helped digitise the archive in a project subsidised by the Ministries of Justice, Education and Health.

03/01/2025

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This year, Hanukkah and Christmas are celebrated on the same day.

The celebrations of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, have begun with a series of high-profile ceremonies around the world.

27/12/2024

Netherlands

Israel deploys rescue planes to Amsterdam after football fans attacked

62 people were arrested after violence between football fans broke out following a game in the Dutch capital. Both leaders described the violence as antisemitic.

08/11/2024

Europe News

Will Berlin help redo Goebbels' villa as centre teaching against hate?

A Jewish organisation has asked the authorities of the German capital to acquire the derelict villa of the chief propagandist for Nazi Germany and turn it into an education centre against propaganda as a tool of hate.

03/09/2024

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WATCH: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block highway in Israel

Dozens of people blocked a main highway in central Israel after the Israeli military said Tuesday it will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men.

17/07/2024

World News

Spain, Ireland seen tipping balance of bloc towards Palestine recognit

EU countries have signalled mixed responses to recognising Palestinian state.

22/05/2024

France

French police kill man trying to burn down synagogue

"The man was armed with a knife and an iron bar," said a source close to the case.

17/05/2024

Food and Drink

Hundreds attend Kosher Food Festival in Berlin

Crowds gathered at the Jewish food festival despite overnight attacks on Israel.

15/04/2024

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against new military draft exemption rules

Police use water cannons to disperse the protesters blocking a road in central Israel.

02/04/2024

Gaza

Condemnation pours in for Israel's attack on aid convoy

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

29/02/2024

Poland

Survivors remember the victims of the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz

About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe laid wreaths and flowers and lit candles at the Death Wall in Auschwitz.

27/01/2024

Tech News

Elon Musk visits Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German death camp

Musk has faced criticism for subscribing to an antisemitic conspiracy theory and allowing hate messages on his social media platform X

22/01/2024

World News

Meet the European Jews standing against Israel's war with Hamas

Having suffered throughout history, Jewish peace activists told Euronews Jews should identify with the oppressed and defend their rights - "whoever that oppressor may be."

18/01/2024

Culture news

Grime rapper Skepta removes single artwork deemed antisemitic

UK grime MC Skepta has removed the cover from his upcoming single and apologised over accusations the image had antisemitic implications.

10/01/2024

Netherlands

Netherlands accused of spying on Jews after World War II

The secret services reportedly monitored members of the Netherlands Auschwitz Committee and infiltrated its meetings.

27/12/2023

Israel

Concern rises among Europe’s Jewish communities as antisemitism grows

The fears come following Hamas' 7 October killings of around 1,200 people in Israel - the biggest killing of Jews since the Holocaust.

26/11/2023