Turkey

Remains of ancient synagogue catch fire in Turkey

Unidentified individuals may have started the fire at the site of renovations of what used to be the Kasturya Synagogue in Istanbul.

Turkey school textbooks call Jews and Christians ‘infidels’

The revision is part of Islamist radicalization under President Erdogan, according to the authors of a report by a watchdog group.

An archive picture of Wojciech Rychlewicz. (Courtesy of Israel Hayom)

Polish diplomat in Istanbul rescued hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust, report says

Wojciech Rychlewicz gave documents attesting that refugees trying to flee Europe were Catholics “born into a Catholic family,” prompting other countries to provide visas.

Global

Turkey’s president invokes Holocaust in slamming France’s crackdown on radical Islam

United States

Mike Pompeo to arrive in Israel on Friday for talks on Syria

Global

Mike Pompeo to visit Israel to talk about Syria in aftermath of US troop withdrawal

Global

Toy museum in Turkey says it has doll with hair from Holocaust victim

Global

Synagogue firebombed in Turkey

Global

Deadly Utrecht attack leads to heightened security for Dutch Jewish community

Israel

Israel denies entry to 90 Turks who wanted to tour Islamic holy sites

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