Posts Tagged: Jews in Europe
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...
Germany Tells Jews to Take Off Their Yarmulkes
I visited Birkenau last week for the 75th anniversary of the deportation of Elie Wiesel to Auschwitz. Over the last two summers, I have taken my...
The Bible, Secularism, and Antisemitism
Antisemitism is the most insidious hatred in history. Aversion to Jews has flourished under so many circumstances that it is hard to find a common...
At Unveiling of New Terezin Monument, European Jewish Leader Warns ‘Lessons of Holocaust Have Been Forgotten’
A new monument -- commemorating the victims of the Nazi Holocaust -- was unveiled on Monday at the site of the Terezin concentration camp in the...
Advice for Israel and Jews: Facing Europe’s Challenges
In order to follow developments that will occur in 2018, it is helpful to establish a partial inventory of major problems facing Israel and the...
In Europe, Jew-Hatred Trumps National Security
What is perhaps most conspicuous about the growth of antisemitism on the European Left, as exemplified by the current crisis in the British Labour Party,...
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...
Belgian Jews Turn to Self-Defense Training After Deadly Brussels Museum Attack
Jews in Belgium have begun enrolling in a local Krav Maga class to learn self-defense, in response to the attack on a Jewish museum in...
Algemeiner’s Dovid Efune on CNN: Demonization of Israel ‘Translating Into Antisemitic Acts’ (VIDEO)
The uptick in violence against Jews in Europe is a result of widespread demonization of the State of Israel, Algemeiner Editor Dovid Efune said in...
Europe’s Jews Tied to a Declining Political Class
JNS.org - As regular readers of my column will know, I am not an admirer of the analogy between the situation that Jews faced...
Israeli Christian Leaders Call Out EU Hypocrisy on Persecution of Mideast Christians
JNS.org - A new coalition of Israeli Christian leaders called the "Israeli Christian Lobby" has sent a letter to the head of the European...
Anti-Semitism, A Warning Sign for Europe
The European Union has had its share of daunting challenges. From sluggish growth to punishing austerity, from high levels of unemployment to fears of brain drain,...
The Ethnic Cleansing of Judaism in Medieval and Renaissance Art
The New York Times recently reviewed an impressive new exhibit at the Frick Collection in New York City of the paintings of 15th century artist...
Wandering Jews of the Diaspora (INTERVIEW)
Jews comprise a tiny percentage of the world's population -- about 0-2 percent (13.75 million). And they are scattered in communities across the planet, even...
