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Germany

Afd leader running in regional elections goes on trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan

Björn Höcke, 52, is the leader of the regional branch of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in the eastern state of Thuringia and a powerful figure on the party’s hard right.
United Kingdom

UK government sanctions leading Iranian military figures and entities following the attack on Israel

The UK has sanctioned a further seven individuals and six entities who have enabled Iran to conduct destabilising regional activity, including its direct attack on Israel.
Switzerland

Switzerland’s lower house moves to ban use of Nazi and extremist symbols that could stir violence

Efforts to push for tougher legislation have accelerated in recent months in the wake of a surge of antisemitic attacks in Switzerland and across Europe.
Ukraine

The first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print

Translating second-century Hebrew and Aramaic text of the Haggadah into modern Ukrainian was no simple task. The difficulties began as early as the first letter of the word Haggadah.
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Greece

Greek Jews condemn article drawing parallels between police brutality and Holocaust

Greek Jewish body condemns an article by Greek journalist Elena Akrita drawing parallels between police brutality and Holocaust.
Hungary

András Heisler – Helping out during the pandemic

in an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, András Heisler, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary – MAZSIHISZ, reflects on the past year, as the world was hit by the Covid-19 crisis.
Norway

After outcry, Holocaust survivors allowed to move to Oslo Jewish nursing home

Following an outcry, a city in Norway reversed its decision not to let two Holocaust survivors move to the country’s only Jewish nursing home in Oslo.
The Netherlands

Van Gogh drawing once looted by Nazis sold for over €8 million at auction

A Vincent Van Gogh painting looted by the Nazis from a Jewish collector during Germany’s invasion of the Netherlands was sold during an auction for €8,25 million, The Art Newspaper reported.
Bulgaria

Rescue of Bulgarian Jews commemorated

Ceremonies were held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and elsewhere in the country on March 10 commemorating the 1943 rescue of the Bulgarian Jews from deportation to the death camps.
Switzerland

Swiss Jews support a national Holocaust memorial in Switzerland

The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FCSI) supports the construction of a national Holocaust memorial in the country.
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