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Topic: Swedish Jews

April 22, 2013
5:52 am

Rabbi David Lazar, left, showing a Torah scroll to Swedish government minister Stefan Attefall at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm, November 2011. (photo credit: Regeringskansliet, The government of Sweden/JTA)

Rabbi David Lazar, too brash for Stockholm?

The dismissal of Sweden’s unorthodox Conservative rabbi creates a media row in one of the world’s most secular cultures

By Cnaan Liphshiz

April 18, 2013
9:17 am

2012 Hetero of the Year Rabbi David Lazar with Homo of the Year soccer player Anton Hysen (photo credit: Christian Hagward/QX.se)

Stockholm Jews to replace Conservative Rabbi David Lazar

US-born Israeli is known for community outreach and programs aimed at including homosexual Jews

March 15, 2013
9:22 am

Danish, Swedish Jews hold first joint Limmud conference

Organizers plan to expand adult educational event next year

November 20, 2012
8:19 am

Swedish police drop charges against alleged JCC attackers

Authorities in Malmo say there are no suspects, but that investigation will continue

October 22, 2012
12:51 am

The Malmö Synagogue, the city's one and only (photo credit: CC BY-SA jorchr, Wikimedia)

Swedes rally behind Jewish community in Malmo

Local police institute hate crimes hotline following increase of attacks on Jews and Muslims

October 13, 2012
10:35 am

Danish Jews arrive in Malmo, Sweden, to show their solidarity with the city's Jewish community. (Photo credit: Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

Unnerved by attacks, Swedish Jews refuse to lower their profile

Most community members in Malmo believe silence will only embolden their antagonists

By Cnaan Liphshiz

October 4, 2012
6:10 pm

Malmo police see no reason to call JCC attack a hate crime

Critics say ‘very strange’ decision undermines government’s claims it’s fighting anti-Semitism

October 2, 2012
10:46 pm

Attack on Swedish Jews triggers solidarity rallies

Following explosions at community center in Malmo, supporters gather in that city and Stockholm

September 30, 2012
1:47 pm

From Malmo to the UN: Yom Kippur musings on the state of anti-Semitism

The prevailing realities for Jews were surely sobering on this year’s Day of Judgment

By Michael C. Kotzin

September 24, 2012
10:58 pm

In Sweden, the kippa becomes a symbol of defiance

Rallies and solidarity actions are having a marked impact — notably in Malmo, a hotspot of anti-Semitism

By Cnaan Liphshiz

September 21, 2012
11:51 pm

Danish Jews making solidarity trip to Swedish city

Dozens will visit Malmo to show support against anti-Semitic attacks

August 9, 2012
5:05 pm

Spotting menorahs

A sign appears in a Swedish window

By Kim Milrell

June 14, 2012
5:50 pm

The fuzz with Jews

You’d have to be sky-high on crack to identify Sonja Abrahamsson’s controversial tweets on Sweden’s official account as anti-Semitism

By Paul Widen

March 26, 2012
6:22 pm

Ken Livingstone at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2008. (photo credit: CC-BY-SA World Economic Forum, Wikipedia)

A tale of two mayors

Ken Livingstone and Ilmar Reepalu, who are running for election in London and Malmö, respectively, both have a sordid history of anti-Semitic slurs

By Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman

March 26, 2012
2:10 am

Malmö’s Jews bash mayor for ‘anti-Semitic comments’

From the web Ilmar Reepalu, mayor of Malmö, says right-wing party infiltrated Jewish community to foment anti-Muslim opinion

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Swedish Jews

Rabbi David Lazar, too brash for Stockholm?

The dismissal of Sweden’s unorthodox Conservative rabbi creates a media row in one of the world’s most secular cultures

Stockholm Jews to replace Conservative Rabbi David Lazar

US-born Israeli is known for community outreach and programs aimed at including homosexual Jews

Danish, Swedish Jews hold first joint Limmud conference

Organizers plan to expand adult educational event next year

Swedish police drop charges against alleged JCC attackers

Authorities in Malmo say there are no suspects, but that investigation will continue

Swedes rally behind Jewish community in Malmo

Local police institute hate crimes hotline following increase of attacks on Jews and Muslims

Unnerved by attacks, Swedish Jews refuse to lower their profile

Most community members in Malmo believe silence will only embolden their antagonists

Malmo police see no reason to call JCC attack a hate crime

Critics say ‘very strange’ decision undermines government’s claims it’s fighting anti-Semitism

Attack on Swedish Jews triggers solidarity rallies

Following explosions at community center in Malmo, supporters gather in that city and Stockholm

From Malmo to the UN: Yom Kippur musings on the state of anti-Semitism

The prevailing realities for Jews were surely sobering on this year’s Day of Judgment

In Sweden, the kippa becomes a symbol of defiance

Rallies and solidarity actions are having a marked impact — notably in Malmo, a hotspot of anti-Semitism

Danish Jews making solidarity trip to Swedish city

Dozens will visit Malmo to show support against anti-Semitic attacks

Spotting menorahs

A sign appears in a Swedish window

The fuzz with Jews

You’d have to be sky-high on crack to identify Sonja Abrahamsson’s controversial tweets on Sweden’s official account as anti-Semitism

A tale of two mayors

Ken Livingstone and Ilmar Reepalu, who are running for election in London and Malmö, respectively, both have a sordid history of anti-Semitic slurs

Malmö’s Jews bash mayor for ‘anti-Semitic comments’

From the web Ilmar Reepalu, mayor of Malmö, says right-wing party infiltrated Jewish community to foment anti-Muslim opinion

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