Brussels art exhibition sparks outrage over Nazi and antisemitic imagery targeting Belgian politicians

The suspect, who is known to police for previous offences, was detained by soldiers until police officers arrived and arrested him for questioning. No injuries were reported.

Kazerne Dossin is now a museum and memorial dedicated to the Holocaust and human rights. During the war, it served as a transit camp from which thousands of Jews and Roma were deported by the Nazi regime.

The site served as a transit camp during the Shoah, from which more than 25,000 Jews and 350 Roma were deported, mainly to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.

Yves Oschinsky, President of the Coordinating Committee of Jewish Organisations in Belgium (CCOJB), has written an op-ed in La Libre about the need to protect religious freedom and Jewish life in Belgium. “The recent indictment by the Antwerp Public Prosecutor’s Office of two mohelim, the circumcisers in the Jewish religion, has thrown the entire Jewish […]

In its full statement, Institut Jonathas expressed consternation at what it characterised as the sidelining of one of Belgium’s leading scholars of genocide studies and antisemitism.

More than a third of the reported threats were linked to Islamist extremism, while a quarter were connected to international situations.

One of the largest LGBT+ pride events in Europe has reportedly reversed itself after originally telling a Belgian Jewish group that they could only join the event if their banners did not include a Star of David, or even the use of the word “Jewish”.

The synagogue had been closed to the public since the explosion, which occurred overnight and caused no casualties. For the reopening ceremony, security services completely cordoned off Rue Léon Frédéricq, with military personnel and police officers stationed on site. “Those who target synagogues are not only attacking a place of worship but are attempting to […]

The Averroès Mosque in Jette posted a message on its social media announcing the arrival of Imam Mohamed Toujgani to deliver a sermon. Given Toujgani’s controversial past and his return to Belgium, the announcement quickly sparked controversy. Toujgani was expelled from the country following serious allegations by the State Security Service concerning radicalism, antisemitic remarks, […]

Flanders is establishing a permanent commission for the restitution of Nazi-looted art, the government decided earlier this week, according to the minister of culture Caroline Gennez. The move is intended to provide a clear and structured policy for artworks that may have been looted by the Nazi regime. Claims will in future be examined by […]

A new plaque was unveiled in Brussels Cathedral to provide context for stained-glass windows with antisemitic content. A warm embrace between Archbishop Terlinden and Chief Rabbi Guigui followed the unveiling of the plaque. Some stained-glass windows in Brussels Cathedral recall an episode said to have taken place in the 14th century. These stained-glass windows depict […]

A Jewish man was violently attacked in the Brussels metro. Three young men approached him under a pretext in order to get closer, before punching him in the face and forcing him to remain seated. The attackers then tore off his Star of David, a piece of jewellery of significant sentimental value. David has filed […]