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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

Belgian Jews

The author Herman Brusselmans is seen at a soccer game in Gent, Belgium, in February 2016. (VI Images via Getty Images/JTA)
August 9, 2024, 8:18 am
Belgian author sued for writing he wants to ram ‘knife through throat of every Jew I meet’
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
By Shira Li Bartov
Ephraim Mol gives his testimony to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center, published June 27, 2021. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 21, 2023, 3:08 pm
Holocaust survivor slated to recite prayer at Yad Vashem ceremony dies at 85
Ephraim Mol collapsed, suffered stroke day before Yom Hashoah; born in Belgium, he was separated from parents while fleeing Nazis, hidden in Paris for duration of war
By Michael Horovitz
Kevin Janssens (left) and Robbie Cleiren as Noah and Eli Wolfson in the Netflix thriller 'Rough Diamonds.' (Netflix)
April 21, 2023, 5:14 am
‘Godfather’ meets ‘Shtisel’: New Netflix thriller delves into Haredi diamond dealers
‘Rough Diamonds,’ an Israeli-Belgian co-production, tells a tale of an Antwerp Hasidic family struggling to keep its business alive as it is drawn deeper into the underworld
By Amy Spiro
The repair shop of Ludo Eyckmans in Stabroek, Belgium. (Google Maps)
April 13, 2022, 2:21 am
Belgian mechanic says he won’t service Jews’ cars due to Israel’s Ukraine stance
Local Jewish group says it will take legal action against Stabroek repair shop owner Ludo Eyckmans
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The statue "Latvian Beehive" in Zedelgem, Belgium. (Okupacijas Muzejs via JTA)
August 12, 2021, 6:09 am
Belgian town square to remove references to Nazi collaborators after uproar
Following allegations that Briviba Square honored Latvian soldiers part of Nazi SS forces, site will get new name; plaque about ‘Latvian Beehive’ will be taken down
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Health care workers wait to administer nose-swab tests at the mobile COVID-19 testing site in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
February 6, 2021, 5:50 am
At Antwerp Haredi school, non-Jewish staff strike on failure to virus-test kids
Teachers at girls’ department of the Jesode Hatora Beth Jacob school stop working, citing failure of some parents to test children for the coronavirus to teachers’ satisfaction
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: A butcher in Jerusalem, April 26, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
December 18, 2020, 3:25 am
Israel, Jewish groups blast EU court ruling against kosher and halal slaughter
European Court of Justice says authorities can effectively ban religious ritual slaughter; Israeli Foreign Ministry says decision sends ‘a harsh message to all European Jewry’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a man preparing meat at a kosher slaughterhouse (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
December 17, 2020, 12:59 pm
EU court rules authorities can ban kosher and halal slaughter in Belgian region
European Jewish groups decry ruling, say it puts ‘animal welfare above… freedom of religion’; Israel: Decision signals to Jewish communities that they aren’t wanted in Europe
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Antwerp Central Synagogue in Antwerp, Belgium. (Wikimedia Public Domain)
December 12, 2020, 8:25 am
Belgian court reverses virus ban on houses of worship, following Jewish petition
Nation has world’s highest reported death rate from COVID-19 per million inhabitants; Jewish umbrella group welcomes ruling, saying restrictions unfair if museums, pools are open
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Belgian Minister of Cooperation Development and Finance, Alexander De Croo, right, and Belgian francophone Socialist Party chairman, Paul Magnette attend a media conference at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Almost 500 days after Belgian parliamentary elections, seven parties from both sides of the linguistic border have agreed on forming a fully functioning majority government that will center on dealing with the pandemic and its devastating economic impact. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
September 30, 2020, 11:24 pm
Incoming Belgian government on collision course with Israel, local Jews say
New 7-party coalition ‘will try to shut down all little dialogue left between both countries,’ one Brussels resident warns
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews walk in Antwerp, Belgium, March 16, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
June 17, 2020, 10:50 am
Antwerp’s Orthodox Jews defy own prediction, weather pandemic surprisingly well
Some credit swift action by rabbis, others the unified communal response; whatever the cause, the 20,000-strong community avoided Belgium’s highest per capita death rate globally
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illutrative: Belgian drinkers enjoying Ginger Tipple, a kosher for Passover beer. (Courtesy Ginger Tipple)
April 12, 2020, 1:27 pm
A hametz-free Passover doesn’t mean you have to give up beer
Lines of kosher for Passover beers, now available in Israel, offer brews that are free of barley and malt and rich with ginger or date honey
By Jessica Steinberg
An anti-Semitic caricature in Aalst, Belgium, February 23, 2020. (Nicolas MAETERLINCK/BELGA/AFP)
February 24, 2020, 2:49 am
Belgian PM says Jewish caricatures at anti-Semitic parade ‘damage’ the country
Sophie Wilmes, who is Jewish, calls Aalst Carnival an affront to nation’s ‘values and reputation’; city’s mayor says event is ‘a display of unity’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Gabriel Pais outside the Israeli mission to Belgium, the UN, and NATO in his hometown of Brussels. (Courtesy)
January 3, 2020, 6:51 am
Belgian 13-year-old takes European media to task, starts Israel advocacy group
In 6 weeks, Gabriel Pais’s videos have gotten tens of thousands of views on his new organization’s Facebook page. His goal: To play outside without the need for a military escort
By Yaakov Schwartz
Lawmaker Michael Freilich lights Hanukkah candles in the Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. (Michael Freilich)
January 1, 2020, 8:53 am
Belgian lawmaker takes heat for lighting menorah in Parliament
Despite presence of Christmas trees and a nativity scene, critics accuse Michael Freilich of violating separation of church and state
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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