The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/protestant-church/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:23:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Protestant church | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/protestant-church/ 32 32 Dutch Protestant Church to admit failing Jews in Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-protestant-church-to-admit-failing-jews-in-holocaust/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:20:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413624 Confession set to be made public next month at 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht; church official admits institution 'lacked the courage' to side with Jewish residents during WWII

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]]> Preachers, soldiers, a long-lost skull: Unearthing Mt. Zion Protestant cemetery https://www.timesofisrael.com/preachers-soldiers-a-long-lost-skull-unearthing-mt-zion-protestant-cemetery/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 03:14:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2370815 The historic Jerusalem graveyard is home to the remains of Royal Engineers, missionaries, archaeologists and philanthropists, and built atop remnants of the Second Temple era

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]]> Poll: US synagogue membership stable, as number of churchgoers plummets https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-us-synagogue-membership-stable-as-number-of-churchgoers-plummets/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:42:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2060228 Slightly over half of American Jews are members of a place of worship, Gallup finds; for Christian worshipers, biggest drops are seen among Democrats and Hispanics

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]]> Martin Luther letter critical of Jews goes up for auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/martin-luther-letter-critical-of-jews-goes-up-for-auction/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:33:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1886389 Though Protestant reformer wrote Jewish people are 'devils incarnate,' experts say he was not a racist anti-Semite, just frustrated at their refusal to convert to Christianity

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]]> Martin Luther 500th anniversary marred by anti-Semitism row https://www.timesofisrael.com/martin-luther-500th-anniversary-marred-by-anti-semitism-row/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 03:48:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1721160 Controversy erupts over 'Judensau' carving on church showing Jews suckling the teats of a sow as a rabbi looks under its leg and tail

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]]> Martin Luther and the Jews, 500 years later https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/luther-and-the-jews-500-years-later/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:59:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1720488 The theologian is about so much more than anti-Semitism, but how his teachings went wrong is an object lesson for religion

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]]> Martin Luther paved the way for the Holocaust https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/martin-luther-paved-the-way-for-the-holocaust/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:40:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1717036 500 years after the Protestant Reformation, Germany celebrates its anti-Semitic founder

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]]> After years without rabbi, South Dakota is about to get one https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-years-without-rabbi-south-dakota-is-about-to-get-one/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 07:07:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1509792 Sioux Falls Chabad House to provide religious services to a 150-year-old Jewish community that came with the gold rush

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]]> Dutch humanists spurn call to condemn Erasmus’ anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-humanists-spurn-call-to-condemn-erasmus-anti-semitism/ Sat, 14 May 2016 19:38:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1392101 Association says offensive remarks about Jews made by 15th century Catholic theologian should be seen in historical context

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]]> Thousands trace Jesus’s footsteps on Good Friday in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-trace-jesuss-footsteps-on-good-friday-in-jerusalem/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:52:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1364629 Procession of Catholics and Protestants passes along the Via Dolorosa in the Old City; Orthodox Christians mark Easter Sunday on May 1

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]]> Trump’s pope spat could have political calculus https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-pope-spat-could-have-political-calculus/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 04:45:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1343066 Ahead of South Carolina primary, GOP front-runner might seek to score points with Protestants by sparring with the pontiff

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]]> German Protestant church denounces founder’s anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-protestant-church-denounces-founders-anti-semitism/ Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:15:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1283339 In unanimous decision, the decision-making synod renounces Martin Luther's calls to persecute and banish Jews

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]]> Foreign Ministry slams US church boycott as immoral https://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-ministry-slams-us-church-boycott-as-immoral/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:48:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1207611&preview_id=1207611 Spokesperson says United Church of Christ move to divest from companies operating in West Bank is 'demonization' of Israel

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]]> US church votes to divest from companies operating in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-church-votes-to-divest-from-companies-operating-in-west-bank/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:23:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1207451 United Church of Christ urges boycott of Ahava Dead Sea products, SodaStream; two more churches weigh similar resolutions

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]]> German Jewish head to Protestants: Condemn Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-jewish-head-to-protestants-condemn-martin-luthers-anti-semitism/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:42:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1200810 Founder of Protestant Reformation 500 years ago called to burn down synagogues and drive Jews from their homes

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