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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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Spain

Spanish court declares local boycott of Israel illegal

After a year-long legal battle, a Spanish court in Santiago de Compostela...
Slovakia

Slovakia bans train patrols by far-right parties

Train and railway station patrols set up by a far-right parliamentary party...
Poland

Over two million people visited Auschwitz museum in 2016

Over two million people from all over the world visited the Auschwitz...
France

CRIF slams Lieberman’s Dreyfus comments

The CRIF umbrella organisation of French Jews, the country’s EJC affiliate, has sharply...
France

Large fall in antisemitic and anti-Muslim acts in France in 2016

There was a massive fall in the number of acts targeting Jews...
France

French Anne Frank school hit with antisemitic graffiti

Anti-Jewish and anti-Roma graffiti were drawn in black marker on the front...
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