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Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaks at a synagogue in Monaco on Nov. 23, 2017. (Courtesy of the Conference of European Rabbis)

Swiss Jews join Muslims in protesting referendum banning face-covering veils

The Swiss “have a long history of trying to curb migrations through banning religious practice,” a Zurich-born European Jewish leader said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons in London, UK on March 3, 2021. (House of Commons)

Changes to UK bill would make it easier to punish husbands who refuse Jewish divorce

The amendments to a measure that’s likely to pass extend spousal abuse to couples living apart.

Yaniv Iczkovits’ shtetl mystery ‘The Slaughterman’s Daughter’ wins top UK Jewish book prize

Originally published in Hebrew in 2015 but translated into English last year, the novel takes place in a Pale of Settlement village in the late 19th century.

Diego Schwartzman becomes emotional after finally winning hometown Argentina Open

Rabbi in Moldova helps save a life and scores matzah for his community

the Brody synagogue in Ukraine pictured in 2012. (Wikimedia Commons)

Roof collapses on dilapidated 18th-century former synagogue in Ukraine

Israeli is jailed in Russia for alleged ties to Putin opposition group and not reporting foreign nationality

‘Peaceful existence’: Jews in Iran freely observe their religion, communal leader says

The interior of the Great Synagogue of Slonim, Belarus pictured in 2007. (Wikimedia Commons)

In Eastern Europe, historic synagogues are sold for the price of a used car

A slide from a homework assignment that blames Jews for Jesus' death. (Joanne Bell via Topmarks/Twitter)

British elementary school gives homework assignment about Jews’ part in killing Jesus

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