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European rabbis bemoan antisemitism, brainstorm sustainability at Jerusalem confab

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:46:04 +0000

Shifted from Baku due to security concerns, conference hosts 300 Orthodox leaders who see mounting challenges amid communal survival on the Continent after Oct. 7

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Rabbis convention in Azerbaijan canceled over security concerns

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:41:59 +0000

Conference of European Rabbis event, the first of its kind in a Muslim country, was expected to attract hundreds of participants

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Meeting of European rabbis in Sarajevo canceled after anti-Israel pressure

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:26:33 +0000

Bosnian minister says conference 'a message of legitimization of the occupation and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people'; Swissotel cites security concerns

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German city awards European unity prize to leading rabbi and continent’s Jewry

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 01:51:38 +0000

Aachen gives 2024 Charlemagne award to Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and European Jewish communities to 'send a signal that... there must be no place for antisemitism in Europe'

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Synagogue vandalized in Armenia, apparently over Israeli-Azeri ties

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:30:35 +0000

'The Jews are the sworn enemies of the Armenian state,' reads text that circulates after red paint poured on Yerevan's only Jewish center

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Orthodox European rabbinical group finds a home in Munich, with new funding

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:44:58 +0000

After decamping post-Brexit UK, the Conference of European Rabbis becomes first major international Jewish group to open its headquarters in Germany since the Holocaust

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Brexit forces European rabbinical group to decamp for Munich

Fri, 12 May 2023 09:19:18 +0000

Conference of European Rabbis has planned move from London for years, viewing need for its offices to be in heart of Europe; organization's head says Germany is ideal location

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Israeli promoters reject rabbi’s claim Justin Bieber performed Nazi salute on stage

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:05:14 +0000

Canadian singer filmed raising hand and marching at concert in Finland, though moves appear to be part of 'stomp' dance regularly performed as joke between Bielebers

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Moscow’s chief rabbi in exile after refusing to back Ukraine invasion, relative says

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 01:11:57 +0000

Pinchas Goldschmidt, who was just reelected to his position, has no plans to return to Russia after coming under pressure from authorities to back 'special operation'

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Munich rabbinical confab on post-pandemic Jewish life hit by fresh COVID wave

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:14:11 +0000

Conference of European Rabbis forced to cancel three-day event, putting a damper on plans to reinvigorate hard-hit communities across Europe

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Tunisian president denies claims he made anti-Semitic remarks

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:17:38 +0000

Kais Saied's office denounces 'propagation of false information' after Conference of European Rabbis accuses him of blaming Jews for country's instability

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European rabbis urge ‘much more’ government control of mosques

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:44:06 +0000

After shooting attack in Vienna, head of Conference of European Rabbis says religious leaders 'must show their loyalty to the laws that apply here'

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Top European rabbi to address Saudi Arabia interfaith forum

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:15:05 +0000

Kingdom hosting five-day event aimed at enhancing relationships among Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus

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Coronavirus takes toll on religious life as rabbis advise against ritual kissing

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:15:42 +0000

Chief rabbi urges keeping lips off hands touching mezuzahs; European rabbinical group bans those feeling unwell from synagogue, even to recite the Kaddish prayer for the dead

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European Jewish leaders call for better policing of online hate speech

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:40:30 +0000

Rabbis say social media platforms should monitor incitement in light of recent attacks; Facebook security expert cites need to balance free speech, benefits of dialogue

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