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Sukkot Services Go Forward In Catalonia Despite Independence Tumult
Violence between police and pro-independence protesters in Barcelona will not disrupt holiday services there.
Catalonia Jewish Community Divided By Independence Vote
Jewish leaders were unaware of injuries to community members after clashes between police and would-be voters in an independence referendum.
After Barcelona, French Jewish Leader Calls For ‘Immediate Eradication’ Of Terrorism
– Following the death of a pedestrian in what appeared to be a vehicular terrorist attack in Marseille, a leader of the local Jewish commun…
Barcelona’s Chief Rabbi Says Community Is Doomed After Terror Attack
Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen has been encouraging his congregants to leave Spain.
Barcelona Rabbi Says No Sign Jews Were Targeted In Van Terror
Barcelona’s chief rabbi said it did not appear Jews were specifically targeted in the van-ramming terror attack that killed at least 13 people.
Barcelona Van Terror Attack Kills 13 Near Kosher Restaurant
A van crashed into dozens of people near a kosher restaurant in the center of Barcelona on Thursday and at least 13 people were killed.
Ancient Barcelona Synagogue Survives Despite Tragic Past
Although the site is small, easily accessible and lovingly and openly preserved, its history is affectingly complex.
Barcelona Court Scraps BDS Resolution
(JTA) — A Barcelona court nullified a resolution endorsing a boycott of Israel that a suburb of that Spanish city had passed illegally earlier this year. The Administrative Appeals Court no. 3 of Barcelona last month scrapped the motion passed in March by the municipality of Sant Adrià de Besòs on grounds that it was…
Spain Islamists Accused in Jewish Bookstore Bomb Plot
Members of a suspected militant Islamist cell arrested this week in Spain were trying to obtain explosives to bomb a Jewish bookshop in Barcelona, an investigating magistrate said on Friday.
Neo-Nazi Climbs Into Lion Cage, Gets Mauled
A Spanish neo-Nazi dressed in military uniform was mauled by three lions after climbing into their enclosure in a Barcelona zoo.