Orthodox rabbinical group urging German Jews to defy court ruling on circumcision Europe’s main Orthodox rabbinical body is urging Jews in Germany to uphold the commandment to circumcise newborn sons, despite a court ruling in Germany that said circumcising young boys could be considered a criminal act.
Berthe Meijer, author of ‘Life After Anne Frank,’ dies Dutch Jewish author Berthe Meijer, who grew up in Anne Frank’s neighborhood and was imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen at the same time, has died.
India buys Gandhi archive that belonged to German-Jewish bodybuilder India paid $1.1 million to purchase an archive of Mahatma Gandhi’s papers and photos that belonged to a German Jewish bodybuilder.