Anti-Semitism charges stir the calm waters of bucolic Oxford
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
For a city that has made headlines recently for its anti-Semitism problem, Oxford has a pretty laid back Jewish scene.
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Obama calls for solidarity with European Jews, Jewish students on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2016
In his Holocaust Remembrance Day message, President Barack Obama called for solidarity with Jews facing anti-Semitism in Europe and on campuses.
British Labour lawmaker apologizes for call to relocate Israelis to US
Jewish Journal
April 26, 2016
A British Labour Party lawmaker who apologized for “for any offense” caused by a Facebook post in 2014 that called for the relocation of Israelis to the United States has resigned her post as private secretary to a shadow chancellor.\n
New ADL Chief says Europe and campuses keep him up at night
Jared Sichel
December 2, 2015
“It’s not about filling Abe’s shoes,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, 44, who took over as national director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in July, assuming the high-profile role filled by Abraham Foxman for the past 28 years until his retirement.
Wearing my kippah in Italy, and feeling fine
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2015
During my four months studying in Italy in the fall of 2007, you could say I had more than my fair share of strange Jewish experiences.
In London’s Jewish heart, planned neo-Nazi rally provokes outrage
Jewish Journal
June 23, 2015
Like many European Jews, Stephen Lever has mostly stopped wearing his yarmulke on the street in recent years.
British security stalwarts in record demand following Paris, Copenhagen attacks
Jewish Journal
March 16, 2015
On a nondescript street in the London suburbs, guards with earpieces stand watch outside a brown building with blast-resistant doors and windows.
Third generation
Jewish Journal
March 12, 2015
Nick stood in the laundry room, all six feet of him towering over me, his hand cupped as if it were holding a tiny fragile bird.
German Jewish leader warns against wearing kipah in Muslim neighborhoods
Jewish Journal
February 26, 2015
A Jewish leader in Germany advised Jews not to wear yarmulkes in neighborhoods with large Muslim populations.
German Jewish magazine to hide publication’s name in deliveries
Jewish Journal
February 25, 2015
A monthly Jewish magazine in Germany said it will deliver copies to subscribers in blank envelopes as a response to recent anti-Semitic attacks across Europe.
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