Posts Tagged: Jews Europe
A Year Since October 7: The Erasure of Zionist Jews in the Public Square
The world has become a more dangerous place since October 7. In July, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in an airstrike in Tehran, shortly after...
Jews in Europe ‘More Frightened Than Ever Before’ Amid Surging Antisemitism, New Survey Finds
A striking 96 percent of Jews in Europe had encountered antisemitism in their daily lives even before the historic surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes that...
Antisemitism on the Rise: A First Person Account of Being a Jew in France
My friend, Marc, lives in a medium-sized city in France with a medium-sized Jewish community. He considers himself a “medium” Jew. He wears a Star...
The Ongoing, Alarming Rise of Antisemitism Is Terrorizing Jews in Europe
February 13 was an ominous anniversary. Sixteen years have now passed since the murder of Ilan Halimi, the young, Jewish French cellphone salesman. On February...
The Troubled History of Christians and Jewish Book Burning in Europe
In 1242, King Louis IX of France -- subsequently made a saint for his “good deed” -- ordered the burning of 24 cartloads of copies...
Jews Need Diaspora Communities
Many, if not most Zionists, would agree that making aliyah to Israel is the most Zionist thing you can do. I am a Zionist, so it...
Experiencing Antisemitism Firsthand in Scandinavia
I was born in Israel to a mother of Finnish-Jewish heritage whose first language was Swedish. Given my roots in Scandinavia, in 2015 I decided...
What the Kippa Controversy Says About Europe and Its Jewish Population
Yet another public taboo about antisemitism in Germany has been broken. The country's antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, recently said: “I cannot advise Jews to wear...
German Politician Troubled by Rising Antisemitism Throughout Europe
JNS.org - For the first time in history, the president of the European Union plans to hold a conference on antisemitism and anti-Zionism. The “Europe Beyond...
No Hate of Halimi? The French Won’t See Antisemitism for What It Is
JNS.org - Flush from his victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French elections last July, President Emmanuel Macron decided to address head-on the...
Study: 10% of Eastern Europeans Do Not Want Jews in Their Countries
JNS.org - Ten percent of Central and Eastern Europeans say they would not want Jews as citizens in their countries, and less than three-quarters of those...
How French Jews Should Respond to the Current Crisis
The problem for French Jews is a complex one, involving fear, security, identity, religious freedom of expression, the French policy of secularism, and courage. At...
Why Sukkot Reminds Us of the Need for a Jewish State
The Duke of Manheim once asked Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Levin why children ask the "Four Questions" on Passover and not Sukkot.“After all, on Sukkot you have more...
Worldwide Anti-Semitism Gets a Boost From the Iran Deal
JNS.org - In Europe, Jewish communities are still licking the wounds from a miserable 12 months that saw deadly jihadist violence erupt against them in Paris,...
