Europe
With dozens of world leaders watching, Sweden looks to turn around its reputation on antisemitism
By KATARZYNA ANDERSZ MALMÖ, Sweden (JTA) — Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, has in recent years become known as a...
A tour of Łódź
A shul stands abandoned in a building’s inner courtyard. (Photos: Mordecai Specktor) By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Łódź, Poland — Milena Wicepolska,...
In praise of George Soros
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The financial wizard and global philanthropist George Soros is a polarizing figure, to say the least. Pundits...
Jews in the United Kingdom prepare for distancing as Britain adapts to coronavirus
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) — As the coronavirus forced the shutdown of many synagogues in the United States and beyond...
His comedy mocks Germany’s history with Jews. After his TV show was canceled, he’s thinking about leaving the country.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) — Shahak Shapira was 14 when he moved with his mother and brother from Petach Tikvah in...
Jews in Milan, Italy, adapt to coronavirus challenges
By BEN SALES (JTA) — Ruben Golran had studied for a year and a half in anticipation of this week,...
How Britain’s Labour Party became a hotbed of anti-Semitism
(Editor's note: The United Kingdom parliamentary elections on Thursday resulted in an overwhelming victory for Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
This Portuguese Jewish community couldn’t afford a rabbi. Now it made a $1 million movie coming to Amazon.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) — A decade ago, the tiny Jewish Community of Porto didn’t have enough money to hire a...
In Ukraine, aid for needy Jews comes with a catch
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ ODESSA, Ukraine (JTA) — Alina Feoktistova always knew she was Jewish, but the first time she sought...
Rabbi helps dedicate a memorial to Ukrainian group that collaborated with the Nazis
By SAM SOKOL (JTA) — One side called it a fitting compromise. The other said it was a whitewash of Ukraine’s...
