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United Kingdom

Historic Brighton synagogue on the way to becoming Jewish cultural centre

A report recommended using the building, which was built in 1875 and closed for services 20 years ago, as a Jewish cultural centre, which would both revitalise the space and also provide the city with a major new facility.
Poland

Polish government unveils a monument to honour Poles killed for aiding Jews during the Holocaust

The new monument, featuring inscriptions in Polish, English and Hebrew, has been installed in Ciepielów, a town of just 770 people in central-eastern Poland.
Germany

New Bundestag President: “No form of antisemitism must be allowed to become socially acceptable; none is tolerable or excusable”

She warned against rising antisemitism in Germany, stating that safeguarding Jewish life and strengthening Germany’s relationship with Israel would be among her key priorities.
Austria

EJC, IKG and Keren Hayesod honour Austrian former Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna

He was presented with a "Shofar" by Dr Ariel Muzicant, the President of the European Jewish Congress, in recognition of his unwavering support for the Jewish community and his steadfast commitment to the defence of the State of Israel.
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Russian Federation

Record number gather for Russian Limmud in St. Petersburg

Limmud FSU’s Jewish festival of learning and culture took place in St. Petersburg this past weekend.
Poland

Polish exhibition honours group that saved Jews from the Holocaust

An exhibition opened in Warsaw on Friday focusing on an underground institution that coordinated assistance to Jews in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War.
Finland

Finland bans neo-Nazi group

A court in Finland banned a neo-Nazi group on the grounds of spreading hatred and advocating violence as self-defence.
Poland

Polish Jewish leaders offer support after Warsaw Muslim centre attacked

Leaders of the Polish Jewish community expressed sympathy with the Muslim community after an attack on a mosque in Warsaw.
Belgium

Belgian Muslims join Jews to appeal against ban on religious slaughter

Belgian Muslim organisations have followed their Jewish counterparts in appealing to the country’s Constitutional Court against a ban on the slaughter of non-stunned animals, which would see the outlawing of kosher and halal meat.
United Kingdom

Board of Deputies slams Trump for anti-Muslim retweets of British far-right group

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has condemned Donald Trump after he shared videos tweeted by the deputy leader of far-right group Britain First, purporting to show Muslims committing crimes.
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