European Parliament supports Geremek’s refusal of new Polish law
The European parliament has supported Polish MEP Bronislaw Geremek over his refusal to comply with…
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Last Warsaw ghetto revolt commander honours fallen comrades
The last surviving commander of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising, Marek Edelman, on Thursday paid…
Holocaust survivor who saved Virginia Tech students buried in Israel
A 76-year-old Jewish professor who protected some 20 students in Monday’s US school shooting was…
Croatia remembers victims of WWII concentration camp
Croatia on Sunday remembered the victims of a notorious concentration camp set up by the…
Hungarian opposition suspend boycott of Prime Minister
Hungary’s main right-wing opposition party suspended a six-month boycott of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany out…
Annual ‘March of the Living’: thousands remember Holocaust victims
Thousands of people marched Monday from the brick buildings of Auschwitz in southern Poland to…
EU to finally agree on ‘minimal’ hate crime and revisionism law
European Union Justice and Interior ministers are set to agree Thursday on a EU-wide anti-racism…
Hungarian MP barred from saying Jewish prayer
The Hungarian parliament barred a Jewish lawmaker on Thursday from saying a Jewish prayer during…
Sirens bring Israelis to a halt on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Sirens wailed across Israel on Monday morning, bringing traffic and pedestrians to a halt, as…
Prison chaplains to discuss how to help Jewish inmates
Rabbis and chaplains who provide religious services to Jews held in European prisons will come…