Islamist prime minister conveys king’s message at Moroccan synagogue reopening

Islamist prime minister conveys king’s message at Moroccan synagogue reopening

Islamist prime minister conveys king’s message at Moroccan synagogue reopening

A ceremony has been held in Fez, Morocco marking the completion of restoration works of the city’s historic synagogue.

Israel fears for Tunisian Jews – UPI

15 Feb 2013 Israel has asked the international community to press the Tunisian government to protect members of the Jewish community, Israeli officials said. READ MORE »

French decision to return artworks plundered by the Nazis to two Jewish families ‘could have knock-on effect for British museums’ – Daily Mail

15 Feb 2013 The French Ministry of Culture has said that seven artworks, including three held by the Louvre, were to be returned to descendants of their Jewish owners. READ MORE »

Horsemeat crisis prompts kosher sales surge in UK – Jewish Chronicle, UK

15 Feb 2013 Shoppers who previously bought non-kosher meat have returned to kosher stores following concerns about the threat of contamination of supermarket products with horse meat from Romania. READ MORE »

Polish Culture Ministry cancels funding of Holocaust journal – JTA

15 Feb 2013 The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage said it would not continue funding ‘Holocaust Studies and Materials’. READ MORE »

Klarsfeld: Swiss authorities rejected fewer WWII Jewish refugees than believed

15 Feb 2013 Swiss authorities turned away only 3,000 Jewish refugees during the Holocaust and not 24,500 as believed, French Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld has said. READ MORE »

Brooklyn College accused of evicting Jewish students from event – Jerusalem Post

15 Feb 2013 An anti-Israel event at Brooklyn College last week is continuing to produce controversy, with an audio tape allegedly revealing discrimination against Jewish student attendees. READ MORE »