http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/07/14/2740048/in-teaching-holocaust-educators-focus-on-prewar-lives-not-just-camps http://www.jta.org/site/in-teaching-holocaust-educators-focus-on-prewar-lives-not-just-camps/#When:19:24:00Z Recent years have seen a shift in Holocaust education toward focusing more on the diverse lives led by individual Jews in Europe before the war and away from teaching only about the concentration camps. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2010-07-14T19:24:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/06/07/2739495/in-europe-flotilla-protests-smaller-than-against-gaza-war http://www.jta.org/site/in-europe-flotilla-protests-smaller-than-against-gaza-war/#When:00:16:00Z European Jewish communities watched the protests in Europe against Israel following the flotilla incident with mild concern, but the numbers of protesters were much smaller than those against Israel in January 2009 during the Gaza war. Big Story, Big Story Lead Image, Frontpage Sub Headline 2010-06-08T00:16:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/04/12/1011536/kaczynski-leaves-legacy-of-polish-jewish-reconciliation http://www.jta.org/site/kaczynski-leaves-legacy-of-polish-jewish-reconciliation/#When:22:55:00Z With the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the Jewish community lost a man dedicated to Polish-Jewish reconciliation. Frontpage Lead Image, World, Lead Headline 2010-04-12T22:55:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/10/12/1008459/europe-us-standing-shoulder-to-shoulder-on-iran http://www.jta.org/site/europe-us-standing-shoulder-to-shoulder-on-iran/#When:23:56:01Z The united European-American front against Iran is not new, but three relatively recent developments have strengthened the alliance: Washington's shift toward negotiations, changes in government in Europe and the disputed election in Iran. Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics, World, Sub Headline 2009-10-12T23:56:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/06/30/1006242/last-chance-for-holocaust-restitution http://www.jta.org/site/last-chance-for-holocaust-restitution/#When:22:57:00Z Stalling tactics, lack of political will and resentment of Jews have frustrated efforts by Jewish owners, heirs and advocates to recover property stolen by the Nazis. A new measure may ease the restitution process, but will it come in time for Holocaust survivors? Frontpage Lead Image, World, Lead Headline 2009-06-30T22:57:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/06/30/1006235/where-are-europes-top-10-on-restitution http://www.jta.org/site/where-are-europes-top-10-on-restitution/#When:20:14:01Z A survey of 10 European Union countries where claimants of looted art, communal property or private property face serious obstacles. Frontpage Sub Headline, Arts & Culture, World, Sub Headline 2009-06-30T20:14:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/06/29/1006207/qa-with-eizenstat-on-holocaust-era-restitution http://www.jta.org/site/qa-with-eizenstat-on-holocaust-era-restitution/#When:22:37:01Z In a Q&A with JTA, Stuart Eizenstat, who is credited with getting Jewish property restitution started in the former Eastern bloc, criticizes the European Union for failing to follow through on restitution and takes Israel to task for not doing enough over the years for Holocaust survivors and their heirs. World, Sub Headline 2009-06-29T22:37:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/06/09/1005768/tough-economic-times-drive-european-voters-to-far-right http://www.jta.org/site/tough-economic-times-drive-european-voters-to-far-right/#When:21:01:01Z Gains by anti-Semitic, xenophobic and racist far-right parties in June 4-7 elections for European Parliament were a reminder of how voters across Europe gravitate toward extremist parties during tough economic times. Frontpage Sub Headline, World, Lead Headline 2009-06-09T21:01:01-05:00