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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema. (City of Amsterdam)

Amsterdam mayor accuses Netanyahu of hurting the fight against anti-Semitism

The Israeli prime minister used the allegation inaccurately for political gain against the International Criminal Court for its Gaza probe, Femke Halsema said at a mayors conference on anti-Semitism.

As Holocaust survivors dwindle, a proposal emerges for a day devoted to them

Jews who were murdered by the Nazis are commemorated on two holidays. Now two Jewish leaders have proposed a third day devoted to those who survived.

The headquarters of the Jewish Community of Gomel, Belarus. (Jews.Bel)

Swastika, SS symbols spray-painted on synagogues in Belarus

The incident in Gomel is unusual for a country where glorifying Nazism and anti-Semitic incidents are far rarer than elsewhere in Eastern Europe.

The painting "Rosebushes under the Trees" by Gustav Klimt hangs at the Musée d'Orsay museum in Paris, March 15, 2021. (Courtesy of the French Culture Ministry)

French government to return Klimt painting looted from Austrian Jew in 1938

More Argentine Jews made the move to Israel in 2020 despite the pandemic

The Jewish community in Newcastle, England, is shrinking. But it’s getting some unexpected help.

Candles shaped like haredi Jews on sale in Poland. (Jewish.pl/Jan Gebert)

The latest ‘Lucky Jew’ figurines in Poland: Scented candles that are ‘good for financial success’

From matzah tortillas to spicy gefilte fish, Passover food in Mexico is a mashup of cultures

A fence surrounds the the statue of the anti-Semitic former mayor of Vienna Karl Lueger in Vienna, Austria on October 6, 2020(Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)

In Austrian anti-Semitism study, 31% of respondents made biased statements. It’s a huge improvement.

Pastor Tupirani da Hora Lores preaching at his church in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in June 2020. (Courtesy of Sinaggoa Sem Fronteiras)

Brazilian police raid church whose pastor prayed for another Holocaust

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