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French Senate launches information mission on the rise of antisemitism in higher education

"We need to quickly have the most accurate view possible of the rise of antisemitism in both public and private higher education," stated Laurent Lafon, president of the French Senate's Culture and Education Committee.

Germany to quiz citizenship candidates about Israel and Judaism to filter out antisemites

“Antisemitism, racism, and other forms of contempt for humanity rule out naturalization,” said German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.

Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils £250K to combat hate in London’s transport network

London City Hall will establish a new “Transport Hate Crime Taskforce” and a “rapid response team” to deal with antisemitism and other hate crimes.

Helma Goldmark, Austrian Holocaust refugee who joined resistance, dies at 98

She fled her native Austria and made her way to Italy, where as a teen she helped secure supplies for an operation that produced false documents for Jewish refugees.

Polish prosecutors open investigation into far-right march

Prosecutors in Poland opened an investigation on Monday to determine if statements expressed during a march by far-right nationalists in Warsaw this month violated laws against propagating racism.

Thousands take part in UK’s Mitzvah Day

Muslim worshippers from the controversial new Golders Green mosque came to Golders Green Synagogue on Sunday to donate blood, as Muslim communities across the country participated in the biggest ever Mitzvah Day.

Wave of antisemitic graffiti in Marseille

A number of antisemitic slogans were discovered over the weekend in the centre of the southern French city of Marseille.

Irish film released on aid worker who saved Jewish family from Auschwitz

Two young boys huddled silently under a blanket in the back of a large black car as it crossed under the gaze of the French prison guards and out the wooden gates of Rivesaltes internment camp. It was September 25, 1942.

Irish Jews condemn TV commentator’s Nazi salute

A Nazi salute on last week's Irish TV show, Nolan Live has been condemned by Ireland's Jewish community.

Poland to build Warsaw Ghetto museum

Poland will build a museum focused on life and death in the infamous Second World War-era Warsaw Ghetto, where Nazi Germany imprisoned nearly 500,000 Jews during the Holocaust.

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