European Jews

Europe’s historic test: will it confront Iran or repeat the mistakes of the past?

Will they defend the democratic order that has defined the continent since World War II, or continue the pattern of hesitation that has allowed the Iranian regime to expand their global reach?

Rabbi A. Goldberg of Rabbinical Centre of Europe, German President F.W. Steinmeier, Rabbi Y. Teichtal, Chief Rabbi of Berlin & head of Chabad Berlin, Rabbi K. Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel
Caroline Yadan in Jerusalem, February 17.

'From the river to the sea' could be punishable under new French law, says MP Yadan - interview

Supporting a ‘Free Palestine’ as part of a ‘Stop Bombing Iran’ protest following the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, near the US Embassy in London, June 23, 2025.

From Der Judenstaat to modern Israel: Herzl’s vision in today’s world - opinion

Protesters running after Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

Netherlands: The threat of ambient antisemitism


Who'd have thought Jews would fear the far Left more than the Right? - opinion

Previously, Jews were sensitive to any whiff of right-wing xenophobia, even against other groups. But today, these communities have greater fear of hostility from surging Muslim communities.

 Marine Le Pen

As Europe becomes Islamized, Jews should jump ship and move to Israel - opinion

The changing face of Europe leaves the Jews of Europe with no way out; they have but one insurance policy: Israel’s Law of Return.

 MEMBERS OF the European Parliament vote during a plenary session last year, in Strasbourg, France. Recent election results in France, the UK, and for the European Parliament cast a pall over the future of the Jews in Europe, says the writer.

How D-Day saved Europe, and my family, from the Nazis

For me, D-Day is a day of personal contemplation and of profound thanks to those who sacrificed that I might live.

 The author's grandparents and his mother in front of their building in Paris, ca. 1940. At rear, surface weather analysis map shows weather fronts in and around Normandy on June 5, 1944.

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, influential Chabad leader, dies at 74

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Chabad-Lubavitch leader, passed away at 74. He expanded Chabad's global reach, overseeing 5,000 institutions and organizing international events.

 Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky.

The Standing Committee of the 'Conference of Rabbis of Europe' meets in Lyon

Rabbi Menachem Gelley, chairman of the committee of the Conference of European Rabbis: "The conference's role is essential, providing a place for the rabbinate to raise current issues."

 The meeting of the Standing Committee in France.

Prestigious Charlemagne Prize awarded to President of Conference of European Rabbis

This award is considered the most prestigious award given to individuals and leaders for work done in the service of European unification.

 Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

Before Eden Golan sang at Eurovision, Jewish teens from across Germany performed at 'Jewrovision'

For the last two decades, Jewrovision has annually convened what’s thought to be the largest Jewish youth event in Europe, where local youth clubs demonstrate their pride in being Jewish.

 A member of the audience holds an Israeli flag during the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024.

When is it time to leave the Diaspora? - opinion

For me, the constant need to assert my British identity and fight for my right to remain in the UK feels exhausting and humiliating.

 DEMONSTRATORS HOLD placards at a march against antisemitism, in November in London. The writer asks: Why should we fight to remain in societies that at worst seem hostile to us and at best seem indifferent?

Antisemitism in Europe is on the rise, yet residents are divided on its source - survey

Research shows that respondents understand that antisemitism is prolific in Europe, owever, many of them have never met a Jew or Israeli.

 A DEMONSTRATOR holds a sign that reads “Never Again is Now” during a protest against right-wing extremism and the far-Right opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD), in Cologne, in January.

French Holocaust memorial damaged in act of vandalism

the Paris suburb of Drancy was the site of a World War II internment camp for Jews, where they were held until deportation to German extermination camps.

 A cattle car, used to carry Jews to Auschwitz, on display at the site of the Drancy internment camp in France, 2006.