European Jews

A ruined synaggoue in Chisinau, Moldova. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Holocaust ‘orphaned’ European synagogues, Council of Europe says

The international platform called on its 47 member states to take the impact of the Holocaust into account when dealing with Jewish houses of worship.

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 20, 2019 10:34 am

Orthodox youth group no longer requires that its European counselors be observant

The change in policy reflects growing secularization in communities across the continent.

December 11, 2018 7:14 am

How Hungary’s Leading Anti-Semitic Politician Discovered His Jewish Roots

You may have followed the 2013 story of the Hungarian right-wing anti-Semitic leader Csanad Szegedi discovering that his grandmother was not only Jewish, but had survived Auschwitz. Joseph Martin’s new documentary Keep Quiet probes Szegedi’s subsequent exploration of his Judaism, along the way exposing Hungary’s misuses of history and the still-precarious existence of its Jews. […]

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