Joshua Freedman
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Freedman
Swedish Fears after Suicide Bomb Attack
A suicide bomb attack by an Islamic terrorist in Sweden has prompted the local Jewish community to call for tighter security in the capital, Stockholm....
Latest Attack on Holocaust Memorial Theater
An attack on the director of a Holocaust memorial in Poland has been met with calls for quick action on anti-Semitism in the country. Bricks...
Scots Anxious over Possible Delays to Burials
Planned changes to the way deaths are reviewed in Scotland that might result in delays to burials have caused concern in the Jewish community. The...
Greek Orthodox Priest: Jews Financed Hitler, Control Banks
A prominent Christian priest in Greece who described Adolf Hitler as "an instrument of world Zionism" has been heavily criticized by the country's government. The Metropolite of...
Legal Battle over Critical MIA Documents
The UK Foreign Office is refusing to release documents that could provide information on the fate of three Israeli soldiers missing for almost 30 years....
Latvian Capital Suffers Repeated Vandal Attack
A monument in the Latvian capital Riga dedicated to people who saved Jews during the Holocaust has been vandalised. The monument, honoring Zanis Lipke and...
Restitution Claim Lost over Nationalised Factory
A Jew whose button factory was taken over by the Nazis in 1939 and nationalised in 1945 has had his restitution claim rejected by a...
Germans to Donate $80 Million to Maintain Auschwitz Site
Germany has pledged to donate $80 million to help preserve and restore the Auschwitz death camp museum. The donation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation comes jointly...
Albania Gets First Chief Rabbi
A former Chabad Lubavitch emissary has been appointed Chief Rabbi of Albania, the first to hold the position. Rabbi Joel Kaplan, previously the Chabadsheliach to...
‘More Evidence’ Needed in Wanted Nazi Case
The southern German state of Bavaria says it needs more evidence before a Dutchman convicted of killing 22 Jews in the Holocaust can ...
Cosmetics Store Shuts over Palestinian Protests
A London store selling Dead Sea cosmetics produced in the West Bank was forced to close after anti-Israel protesters blocked the entrances and...
Mazal Tov Wishes for Queen
A delegation of British Jewish representatives visited the Queen and took the opportunity to wish her mazal tov on her grandson Prince William's engagement to...
Rail Firm Says Sorry over Holocaust Deportations
The French national rail company has apologised for its role in the deportation of Jews to Nazi camps during the Second World War, the...
Pope tells ADL: I will be there for Israel
The Pope has vowed to fight anti-Semitism and the isolation of Israel, praising the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its "important" work. Speaking to...