European Jews

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life - analysis

Siegmund faced criticism over his attitude toward Germany’s Nazi past. In a 2025 interview, he refused to answer whether he considered the Holocaust the most horrific crime in history.

A supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a German flag as she attends AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund's campaign event ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany, September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt delivers a speech after he and the Jewish people in Europe received the International Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) 2024, in Aachen, Germany, May 9, 2024.

Conference of European Rabbis launch seven-point manifesto to combat antisemitism in the EU

Lake Como, located in Italy's "Golden Triangle" where the three main towns of Varenna, Bellagio, and Menaggio meet the inverted Y-shaped expansion of the lake.

Reporter's Notebook: Pro-Palestinian groups attacked an Israeli architect, he chose to create more

David Danieli with President Herzog

Holocaust survivor rescued by Chief Rabbi Herzog reunites with his grandson, President Herzog


EJC elects Moshe Kantor for fifth term despite sanctions over Putin ties

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kantor was sanctioned by the UK, the EU and Switzerland. He previously served as EJC president from 2007-2022.

The European Jewish Congress elected Dr Moshe Kantor for a fifth term as president

Norway's largest trade union adopts BDS policy: A stain on a nation's values - opinion

To exclude an entire people from hotels, restaurants, or the marketplace based solely on their ethnic or religious background is a step back toward an ideological abyss.

 People celebrate with Palestinian flags as they attend a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Oslo, Norway January 19, 2025.

'Antisemitism crisis': Number of antisemitic incidents in Netherlands reaches record high

A total of 421 antisemitic incidents were registered in 2024, an 11% increase compared to 2023. 

A MACCABI Tel Aviv soccer fan is comforted upon returning to Ben-Gurion Airport on an El Al rescue flight from Amsterdam after Israelis were attacked following a match with Ajax in November.

Molotov cocktail thrown at synagogue in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih sparks fear of rising antisemitism

Second antisemitic incident in a week • Security upgrades prevented a major disaster during Passover

 Assailants throw molotov cocktail at a synagogue in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, April 21, 2025. (illustration)

Iran’s infiltration of Swedish gangs is a dangerous escalation - analysis

The challenge in Europe is that this could lead to more crimes against Israeli or Jewish targets.

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

Germany is failing to keep its most meaningful promise to protect Jews - opinion

Antisemitism never truly left Germany; it simply evolved. What was once largely the domain of far-right extremists has taken on new forms: leftist and Islamist antisemitism.

 DEMONSTRATORS STAND near the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, as they attend a demonstration against left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist antisemitism and in favor of showing solidarity with Israel, in Berlin, last year.

As Italy changes citizenship laws, descendants of Holocaust survivors risk losing citizenship claim

The new law requires the individual to speak proficient Italian, have an Italian parent or grandparent and have spent three years in the country legally.

An Italian policeman controls a passport looking at pictures of wanted people (L) at a customs gate in Rome's Fiumicino airport December 1, 2001.

Israel launches $1m. plan to protect Jewish students on European campuses amid antisemitism surge

Jewish students worldwide faced an unprecedented rise in antisemitism on campuses since the October 7th attacks, which prompted Israel’s $1m. Initiative.

A protester attend the annual al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 23, 2025

Israel’s antisemitism envoy says she wasn’t consulted on the controversial conference

Israel’s antisemitism envoy left out of key planning for controversial conference.

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Is Europe starting to understand the Islamic threat? - opinion

Europe may also be starting to understand and justify Israel’s struggle against terrorism.

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the colours of the Israeli flag to show solidarity with Israel