Amid pandemic misery, India’s Jews try to stay safe while offering relief to the hardest hit
India’s Jewish community is turning their JCC into the base of operations for aid to help with the COVID-19 outbreak spreading through the country.
Hundreds in Ukraine attend marches celebrating Nazi SS soldiers, including in Kyiv for the 1st time
The Kyiv march by about 300 people was an import from the western city of Lviv, which for several years has hosted such events.
Paris to name a street for Sarah Halimi
“We need to honor Sarah Halimi’s memory. And that’s what we’ll do,” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said in a statement.
Infuriated by the Sarah Halimi ruling, French Jews decry the state’s handling of antisemitism
A rally protesting the fate of the man who murdered his Jewish neighbor Sarah Halimi was the largest Jewish gathering in France in at least a decade.
Germany won’t prosecute 95-year-old former concentration camp guard deported from US
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Celle, Germany has dropped all charges last month against Friedrich Karl Berger, who was deported in February.
Ex-Zaka leader Yehuda Meshi-Zahav attempts suicide amid molestation probe
Israel’s Channel 12 is scheduled to air a documentary soon on the allegations against Meshi-Zahav.
Dutch museum will pay $240K to owners of Nazi-looted painting it won’t return
The approach is unique among countries that say they are interested in resolving ownership issues among Nazi-looted art.
Hasidic sailor does not have to shave his beard, federal judge rules
Beards may interfere with a gas mask’s seal, leading to frequent opposition by the armed forces to allow conscripts to wear them.
Macron calls for change in law after killer of French Jewish woman avoids trial
A high court recently ruled that the killer Kobili Traore should not stand trial for beating Sarah Halimi to death and throwing her out a window.
This alleged Capitol rioter is dangerous for NJ Jews, prosecutors say
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli had asked to be released pending the outcome of his trial, which is ongoing. A federal judge ordered otherwise.