Inside the Jewish ghettos of Venice and Rome
Bev Bergman and her daughters visit the Venice Jewish ghetto, marking its 500th anniversary, as well as the Roman Jewish ghetto on a recent trip.
Lithuanian city defends recreational events at former concentration camp
The city of Kaunas in Lithuania defended the operator of a former concentration camp where recreational events are held near the graves of thousands of Jews.
York: the chocolate city
York, England employed about 15,000 chocolate makers in its heyday. About 2,500 workers are employed in York’s chocolate industry today.
Theresa May is seen as friend to Israel
British Conservative Party leader Theresa May, is welcomed by Britain’s Jewish community as successor to outgoing prime minister David Cameron
Belgian paper urges EU to condemn Abbas’ ‘blood libel’ comments
A Jewish newspaper from Belgium urged European leaders to condemn a false statement by Mahmoud Abbas, who spoke in Brussels about Jewish settlers seeking to poison water wells
French Jews in the U.K. dreading Brexit vote
Among Europeans living in Britain, including French-speaking Jews, Brexit is seen as a disruptive choice born out of fear and arrogance
U.K. withdrawal from EU would have major impact on Middle East
Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians assess possible outcomes
Withdrawing from EU would negatively affect Israel, Cameron says
Cameron, who is staunchly against Britain exiting the EU, also told the predominantly Jewish audience that Britain was better placed to “stop Iran getting nuclear weapons” from within the EU
Golden Dawn lawmaker says Israel ‘eternal enemy’ of Greeks, Christians
Speaking during a debate in parliament on Monday, Christos Pappas, from the Golden Dawn party, called Israel an “eternal enemy of Greece and Orthodoxy
EU lawmaker compares Israel to skin disease
“We can give you a list of all the things we attempted to do, the Israelis are all over this place like a rash,” Martina Anderson of Northern Ireland said at a parliament meeting
