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Spain

Spain’s Jewish Community urges U.S. Supreme Court to order return of Nazi-looted Pissarro painting held by the Thyssen Museum

The Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain filed an amicus curiae brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Cassirer family, who are demanding that the Thyssen Museum returns a painting which was looted by the Nazis.
Germany

More than 4,500 antisemitic crimes recorded in Germany in 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024 alone, 671 antisemitic crimes were reported to the Federal Criminal Police Office. These included 24 violent crimes and 237 cases of incitement to hatred.
Italy

Man arrested for alleged antisemitic assault against a minor in Rome

Police in Italy arrested a 33-year-old Egyptian man suspected of assaulting a Jewish boy on the street in Rome after ordering him to take off his kippah.
Luxembourg

Shoah survivor Gerd Klestadt passes away at 92

A direct witness to the horrors of the Shoah, he became an active advocate for remembrance starting in 2001.
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United Kingdom

UK Holocaust memorial design winners announced

British architecture team Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects have been selected...
Sweden

Stone throwers shatter window of synagogue in Sweden

Unidentified perpetrators hurled stones and shattered the window of a synagogue in...
Italy

Anne Frank diary to be read at Italian football matches to condemn antisemitism

Italy's football authorities, reacting to an antisemitic outburst by Lazio fans, ordered stadiums...
Ukraine

Ukrainian president mistakenly tweets picture of Jews deported by Nazis

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a post on Twitter added a picture...
Austria

Austria’s Jewish leader warns against including far-right party in new government

The head of Vienna's Jewish community has warned of the dangers of...
Czech Republic

Czechs to place memorial instead of pig farm at site of Nazi camp for Roma victims

The Czech government will buy a pig farm now on the site...
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