Antwerp

An Orthodox rabbi’s daughter wants to make political history in Belgium

Rezi Friedman has the support of Belgium's deputy prime minister, but her campaign has an obstacle: the controversial views of her father.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 9, 2018 2:54 pm

How a rabbi got caught up in a Belgian spy scandal

Moshe Aryeh Friedman, whose daughter is a rising politician in Antwerp, is best friends with a woman whom authorities say is a spy serving Rabat.

September 14, 2018 11:45 am

In this Belgian city, a heatwave puts cherished Rosh Hashanah tradition on ice

A drought is jeopardizing the beloved Antwerp ritual of tashlich, in which hundreds of haredi Jews throw breadcrumbs into a large pond in the city's center.

August 27, 2018 4:50 pm

Antwerp Jews get city to refill dried-up pond for Rosh Hashanah ritual

August 10, 2018 9:16 am

Haredi Orthodox rabbi’s daughter gets top honors from Belgian college

July 12, 2018 6:32 am

Jewish candidate drops out of Belgian elections race over fraud conviction

April 30, 2018 2:03 am

Orthodox school in Antwerp says employee wrong to instruct teachers not to teach evolution, reproduction

February 20, 2018 6:39 am

Antwerp police say alleged car-ramming attempt on Jewish father and son was not a hate crime

February 7, 2018 12:35 pm

Orthodox Jew and his son narrowly escape suspected car ramming in Antwerp

February 3, 2018 6:21 pm

Haredi Orthodox man says he was punched, called a ‘Jew’ in Antwerp attack

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 4, 2017 12:05 pm

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