The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pinchas-goldschmidt/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Pinchas Goldschmidt | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pinchas-goldschmidt/ 32 32 European rabbis bemoan antisemitism, brainstorm sustainability at Jerusalem confab https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-rabbis-bemoan-antisemitism-brainstorm-sustainability-at-jerusalem-confab/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:46:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3744034 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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]]> Leading rabbi says he rejected mass Russian conversion plan mulled in Epstein audio https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-rabbi-says-he-rejected-mass-russian-conversion-plan-mulled-in-epstein-audio/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:20:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3749787 After ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak heard backing engineering demographics, exiled Moscow chief rabbi reveals former minister asked him about matter, says it sounded 'extremely racist'

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]]> US antisemitism envoy feuds with prominent European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-antisemitism-envoy-feuds-with-prominent-european-rabbi-drawing-praise-from-elon-musk/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:36:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3740309 Pinchas Goldschmidt attributes rise of far right 'to the insecurity felt by the so-called old Europeans' over Mideast migrants, as Yehuda Kaploun says mass migration to blame for growing Jew hatred

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]]> Rabbis convention in Azerbaijan canceled over security concerns https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-convention-in-azerbaijan-canceled-over-security-concerns/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:41:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3675639 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 https://www.timesofisrael.com/meeting-of-european-rabbis-in-sarajevo-canceled-after-anti-israel-pressure/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:26:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3571648 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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]]> Belgian author sued for writing he wants to ram ‘knife through throat of every Jew I meet’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-author-sued-for-writing-he-wants-to-stab-every-jew-he-meets/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:18:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3350808 Herman Brusselmans declares he is filled with rage every time he sees a Jew on the street due to war in Gaza; he and magazine defend article as satirical

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]]> Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow blames Russian government neglect for Dagestan attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-chief-rabbi-of-moscow-blames-russian-government-neglect-for-dagestan-attack/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:50:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3317932 Pinchas Goldschmidt, who fled Russia in 2022, says Putin's government is focused on repressing dissent, not national security, after 19 killed in terror attack

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]]> German city awards European unity prize to leading rabbi and continent’s Jewry https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-city-awards-european-unity-prize-to-leading-rabbi-and-continents-jewry/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 01:51:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3204922 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 https://www.timesofisrael.com/armenia-synagogue-vandalized-apparently-over-israeli-azeri-ties/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:30:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3112057 '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 https://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-european-rabbinical-group-finds-a-home-in-munich-with-new-funding/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:44:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3100538 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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]]> Russia brands exiled former Moscow chief rabbi a ‘foreign agent’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-brands-exiled-former-moscow-chief-rabbi-a-foreign-agent/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:52:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3043953 Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who served as chief rabbi for some 30 years and left Russia two weeks after it invaded Ukraine, says he's 'proud to be on the right side of history'

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]]> Brexit forces European rabbinical group to decamp for Munich https://www.timesofisrael.com/brexit-forces-european-rabbinical-group-to-decamp-for-munich/ Fri, 12 May 2023 09:19:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3013737 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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]]> Antisemitic graffiti scrawled on Barcelona’s largest synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/antisemitic-graffiti-scrawled-on-barcelonas-largest-synagogue/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:58:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2997579 Vandals spray-paint 'Free Palestine from the river to the sea,' leave letters accusing Israel of 'genocide'; rabbi blames Spanish city's mayor for suspending twinning with Tel Aviv

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]]> Exiled Moscow chief rabbi: Jews should leave Russia before they are scapegoated https://www.timesofisrael.com/exiled-moscow-chief-rabbi-jews-should-leave-russia-before-they-are-scapegoated/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 10:53:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2914131 Amid rising antisemitism, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt warns that historical precedent indicates Jewish community will be blamed for country's problems

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]]> Top Russian security official apologizes after deputy calls Chabad a cult https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-russian-security-official-apologizes-after-deputy-calls-chabad-a-cult/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:13:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2861741&preview=true&preview_id=2861741 Spokesman for Russian Jewish community says he appreciates the retraction, notes historical rarity of a Russian general apologizing for antisemitism

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