Catholic Church

For Jews in the Netherlands, Catholic Carnival feels like ‘hardcore Purim’

Catholic and Jewish festivals share a season, along with a mood of frivolity, dress-up and excessive alcohol consumption.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 12, 2018 2:49 pm

The targeted church was built at the site where Christians believe Jesus multiplied bread and fish to feed 5,000 people.

December 12, 2017 12:44 pm

The move is being viewed as a gesture of reconciliation more than 500 years after the expulsion of Jews from Sicily.

January 9, 2017 6:54 am

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By Gabe Friedman September 21, 2015 7:03 pm

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By Julie Wiener May 9, 2014 6:06 pm