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Plaques installed in April 2026 inside the Cathedral of St. Michael in Brussels explain and apologize for the antisemitic violence depicted in the stained glass windows. (Courtesy of Flora Cassen)
May 7, 2026, 3:08 am
Brussels cathedral installs plaques apologizing for medieval pogrom depicted in its stained glass
Archbishop ‘asks forgiveness from the Jewish people for the suffering’ caused by 14th century claim that the city’s Jews desecrated communion wafers
By Grace Gilson
A court sketch made on January 10, 2019, shows Mehdi Nemmouche, accused of the terrorist attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in 2014, during his trial at the Brussels Justice Palace. (Benoit Peyrucq/AFP)
January 21, 2019, 7:31 pm
Brussels Jewish Museum victims were shot with ‘surgical’ precision, court hears
At trial of terrorist in 2014 attack, first responders and nurses testify that those killed ‘appear to have been executed’
By AFP
A Jewish boy stands with flowers in front of a makeshift memorial outside the Jewish Museum in Brussels, where a deadly shooting took place two days before, May 26, 2014. (AFP/Belga/Anthony Dehez)
January 7, 2019, 8:03 am
82 seconds of terror at Brussels’ Jewish museum
Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche goes on trial Thursday for the calm, calculated murder of four people on May 24, 2014
By Clément ZAMPA
Pictures released on June 1, 2014, show then-29-year-old suspected terrorist Mehdi Nemmouche. (AFP)
November 3, 2016, 6:10 pm
Belgium backs extradition of Jewish Museum suspect to France
Mehdi Nemmouche wanted in Paris over suspected involvement in captivity of French journalists in Syria, months before Brussels attack that killed 4
By AFP
Belgium vice prime minister Jan Jambon arrives at the European Commission to take part in a ceremony in memory of the victims of Brussels' terror attacks on March 23, 2016 in Brussels. (AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)
April 14, 2016, 1:19 pm
Belgian official: Terrorists hide ‘like Jews during WWII’
There was ‘no intention to hurt Jews,’ interior minister later says; comparison related to ‘mechanics of hiding’
By Sue Surkes
Extra police deploy in Belgium after a May 2014 attack at the Jewish museum in Brussels. (Joods Actueel/Flash90)
April 14, 2016, 6:45 am
This year, Elijah to face armed guards outside Brussels Seders
In light of terror attacks, already heightened security will be increased at Jewish institutions in the Belgian capital for the upcoming holiday
By Judah Ari Gross
A tribute ceremony in the Maale synagogue in Brussels days after the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and the Hyper Cacher kosher market, Jan. 14, 2015. (Thierry Roge/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
March 30, 2016, 6:43 am
Who are the Jews of Belgium? A primer
Divided along French-Dutch lines like the rest of the country, the Jews in this terror-struck land play a key role in Jewish life across the continent
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Grand Synagogue of Paris. (Wikimedia/CC BY ASA 4.0)
March 29, 2016, 6:51 pm
Man who stormed shul in jihadist costume not charged
Parisian faux-terrorist says he ‘wanted to lighten the mood’ on Purim
By JTA
A Belgian police officer stands guard as people are evacuated from the Wetstraat - Rue de la Loi after an explosion at the Maalbeek subway station in Brussels on March 22, 2016. (Philippe Francois/AFP)
March 22, 2016, 11:41 pm
‘I have kids here. Who will defend them?’ asks Israeli in Brussels
Jewish community locks down, cancels holiday celebrations, as Belgian security forces scramble to respond to attacks
By Judah Ari Gross
Belgian soldiers stand at the Grand Place in Brussels on November 22, 2015. (AFP Photo/John Thys)
November 24, 2015, 8:03 pm
Brussels chief rabbi rapped for saying Jews have ‘no future’ in Europe
European Jewish Association ‘determined’ to ensure 3 million Jews on Continent can ‘freely and proudly identify themselves as Jews’
By JTA
Brussels' Grand Rabbi Albert Guigui speaks during a ceremony at Brussels' Great Synagogue on June 2, 2014, following the May 24, 2014 fatal shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. (AFP Photo/Belga Photo/Laurie Dieffembaco)
November 23, 2015, 7:05 pm
Brussels synagogues shuttered with city on terror alert
Jewish organization urges cancellation of Shabbat services as manhunt continues for Paris terror attacks suspect
By JTA
The City Hall and the center of the old town in Brussels, Belgium on December 9, 2005. (Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC-BY Wikimedia commons)
November 7, 2015, 10:15 pm
Brussels gets first gay Jewish organization
Group aims to ‘bridge the gap’ for local LGBT Jews who have cut ties with their religious communities
By JTA
Police protecting participants at a silent vigil on May 25, 2014 outside Brussels’ Jewish museum. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
May 21, 2015, 2:36 am
One year after attack, Brussels Jewish museum drawing crowds
With institution now heavily guarded, Jewish leaders say Belgium still struggling to deal with anti-Semitism and its consequences
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Extra police deploy in Belgium after a May 2014 attack at the Jewish museum in Brussels. (Joods Actueel/Flash90)
April 6, 2015, 5:02 am
‘No proof Belgian insurer discriminated against Jewish school’
Anti-Semitism watchdog says it cannot substantiate earlier reports that kindergarten was considered too risky for coverage
By JTA
Kindergarten children in their classroom.(Edi Israel/Flash90)
April 3, 2015, 10:29 pm
Attack risk for Belgian Jewish kindergarten too high for insurer
Company refuses coverage for Brussels school over terrorism fears
By JTA
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