From podium speeches to film narratives, the Middle East conflict overshadows the 76th Berlin International Film Festival’s effort to stay above politics.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar pushed back against Brussels’ rebuke of the resident American ambassador, who’d warned about brith milah prosecutions.
French Interior Ministry data showed incidents targeting Jews formed the majority of roughly 2,500 acts against religious groups recorded last year.
Israeli president’s four-day trip marked by remembrance, unity with Jewish community, and push to renew bilateral ties.
A liberal society that offers freedom but cannot protect minorities from violence forces a choice between ideals and survival.
The community’s after-school program has operated continuously since 1892, focusing on Hebrew, Jewish studies and Norwegian Jewish history.
“If we confront socialist governments over their ties with Islamist groups, they could cut funding,” says Michael Galibov.
“In most countries, the only space where teachers receive any training, support or guidance on teaching about antisemitism is in history education, and in particular through Holocaust education,” UNESCO told JNS.
International Holocaust Memorial Day cannot be uncomplicatedly marked in the way that it is intended: as a commemoration of the Nazi slaughter of 6 million Jews for the sole reason that they were Jews.
