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Hungary

President of Hungary apologises for father’s Nazi collaboration in a Shoah ceremony in Parliament

“Taking responsibility for the past, including my personal history, I pay tribute to all victims of the Holocaust,” he added.
United Kingdom

An empty Seder table with 133 chairs for the hostages sends powerful message outside Downing Street

More than 300 people from the UK Jewish community, Israelis and supporters attended the solidarity event outside Downing Street, organised by the UK Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
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.
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Lithuania

Symbolic Commemoration of Holocaust Victims at Ponar on Yom HaShoah

A symbolic ceremony to honour victims of the Holocaust will take place at noon on Yom HaShoah at the Ponar Memorial Complex outside Vilnius.
Ukraine

Jewish Confederation of Ukraine to publish book on Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations

In honour of the 80th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy, the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine (JCU) will publish a book on Righteous Among the Nations, who saved Jews during the Holocaust in Ukrainian territory, with the support of Yad Vashem.
France

Sarcelles Jewish residents catch and overpower suspected stabber fleeing the scene

Jewish residents of the Paris suburb of Sarcelles chased and overpowered a man whom witnesses said tried to stab three Jews, then handed him over to police.
Denmark

Disturbing antisemitic scene found outside Jewish cemetery in Denmark

Red paint, baby dolls and antisemitic flyers were left outside a Jewish cemetery in Aalborg, Denmark in an apparent follow-up to a similar incident in Sweden on Passover.
United Kingdom

SNP candidate compared Theresa May to Hitler

Stephanie Callaghan, a candidate running for the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament for Uddingston and Bellshill, was criticized after tweets surfaced in which she compared former British prime minister Theresa May to Adolf Hitler.
Slovakia

JHE: Centuries-old matzevot from the Old Jewish Cemetery in Bratislava discovered

In a remarkable discovery, hundreds of gravestones from the destroyed old Jewish cemetery in Bratislava have come to light.
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