FCJE condemns serious antisemitic incident in Barcelona involving French Jewish visitors

During the ceremony, the Spanish Foreign Minister highlighted the contribution of Spain’s Jewish community as an essential part of the country’s social fabric.

As the judges noted, the graffiti was painted at the entrance to a Jewish place of worship as an expression of contempt for the victims of the genocide and extermination of six million Europeans because of their Jewish faith.

The report recorded 69 antisemitic offences in 2025, an increase of 86.5 per cent year-on-year.

Sauna Thermas said in a statement that it regrets the events that took place at the venue and unequivocally condemns any expression of antisemitism, racism, xenophobia or any violation of human dignity.

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE) strongly condemned the disgraceful incident and stated that no one in Spain should face discrimination because of their religion, origin or identity.

According to accounts of the incident, the confrontation took place on Line 1 of the Metro when a man noticed a Jewish symbol worn by the passenger.

The Jewish Community of Melilla has been awarded a €40,000 grant by the city’s Tourism Board to support cultural activities linked to the “Route of the Temples” initiative.

The general secretary of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain (FCJE), Perla Salama, took part in the presentation of Key Concepts of Judaism at the Centro Sefarad-Israel in Madrid, a meeting that brought together representatives from academia, culture and the Jewish community. The publication, originally titled Conceptos clave del Judaísmo, is a collective work […]

According to the FCJE, the ruling strongly upholds the defence of human dignity and calls for a broad and firm application of Article 510 of the Spanish Criminal Code in cases involving various forms of intolerance, including antisemitism.

An art museum in Madrid has asked its security department to “immediately launch an independent and transparent internal investigation to clarify what happened” after three elderly Israeli women were forcibly expelled for displaying Jewish symbols.

Three elderly Israeli women were expelled from the Reina Sofía museum in Madrid after staff objected to them carrying items identifying them as Jewish, including a Star of David necklace.

Weeks before the attack, the perpetrator had self-published a book filled with antisemitic propaganda that described fictional attacks against Jewish targets, including the Israeli embassy and a synagogue in Madrid.