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UNITED KINGDOM |
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Cameron meets UK chief rabbi
UK Prime Minister David Cameron met the country’s chief rabbi Lord Sacks on Monday to discuss faith schools, the Middle East peace process and other issues of concern to the Jewish community.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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UK synagogue finds Polish home for Torah scroll
A sacred hand-written scroll used for decades by a synagogue in northern England has been gifted to the Jewish Community Centre in Krakow, Poland.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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FRANCE |
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French man arrested for anti-Semitic threats
A man will appear in court on Tuesday in the French city of Le Mans charged with threatening behavior of an anti-Semitic character.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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French woman honoured as Righteous of the Nations
A woman who saved Jews in wartime France was posthumously honoured last week by Yad Vashem at a ceremony in the southern town of Palmiers.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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HUNGARY |
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Hungary bans extremist symbols
Hungary’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a modified plan to restrict the display of Nazi and communist symbols.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Record numbers for Budapest March of the Living
Tens of thousands of Hungarians took part in the annual March of the Living in Budapest on Sunday, a record number amid growing protest against an upsurge of anti-Semitism in the country.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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THE NETHERLANDS |
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Amsterdam Jews charged rent when returning from Nazi camps
The Amsterdam municipality is to investigate revelations that it forced Jews returning from World War II concentration camps to pay rent arrears, even if their homes had been destroyed or occupied by Nazis.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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POLAND |
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Warsaw marks 70th anniversary of ghetto uprising
Poland marked the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising that saw young Jews take up arms against Nazi German forces.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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PORTUGAL |
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Jewish markings in Portuguese town
Hundreds of secret markings that Jews left on structures in the Portuguese town of Seia in the 16th century following their forced conversion to Christianity have been discovered by local researchers.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
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Pravda claims Israel infects Palestinians’ blood
A Russian tabloid with close links to the state-owned energy giant Gazprom has published claims that Israel is injecting viruses into the blood of Palestinian prisoners.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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