New report shows that Norwegian Jews have experienced rising antisemitism since 7 October, leading many to hide their Jewish identity in public

In a time of rising antisemitism, the government stresses the importance of enabling organisations to provide spaces for community and support.

The European Jewish Congress condemned the attendance of the Norwegian Prime Minister and expressed their solidarity with the Norwegian Jewish community, calling the government to ensure that future commemorations are organised in close consultation with representative Jewish bodies.

During the event, the monarch met, among others, 98-year-old Chana Arberman, a Bergen-Belsen survivor who lost more than fifty relatives during the Holocaust.

In an unprecedented letter to health authorities, Jewish leaders warn that community members are hiding their identities in medical settings—a situation not experienced “since World War II.”

The clerk allegedly called the teenager a “child murderer” and told him he was no longer allowed in the store.

The efforts will include more funding for Jewish and Human Rights centers, educating the police on hate crimes and sending Norwegian youth on study trips to concentration camps.

The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, as well as other factors, are reasons for Norway increasing its terrorist threat.

Street artist Töddel unveiled a mural in Bergen featuring Anne Frank wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh.

Mayor of Oslo, Anne Lindboe, wrote an op-ed about the rise of antisemitism in her city and the fears of the local Jewish community in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.

In total, the police registered 77 messages with illegal content sent to the Jewish Community of Oslo from the beginning of November 2023 to the end of February 2024.

Due to the rise is antisemitism and the general anti-Israel sentiment in the country, Melchior said many Jews are debating whether they want to continue living in Norway.

President of Haifa University Prof Ron Rubin said “Oslo Metropolitan University’s decision to stop the student exchange program with Haifa University is no different from a decision on an academic boycott and we condemn it.”