Posts Tagged: European Jews
Do European Nationalists Really Love Israel?
For decades, major pollsters around the world have conducted surveys on attitudes toward Jews. For decades, these surveys have produced more heat than light. “Thinking of...
Non-Jews Must Stand Up to Indifference: Antisemitism in Modern Europe
Fears and anxieties are running high among British Jews, and among Jews across Europe more broadly. There is only so long that a community can...
The Day I Hid My Star of David Necklace
There are moments when a small object can feel unbearably heavy. For me, it was my Star of David necklace -- a delicate piece, inherited through...
I Accuse: The Collapse of Moral Integrity in the Netherlands
On May 13, 2025, upon arriving to teach at my university, I was confronted by demonstrators aggressively chanting slogans such as: “Say it loud, say...
Europe’s Jews Have an Uncertain Future, but a Future Nonetheless
JNS.org - The continent of Europe ceased to be the center of Jewish life more than a century ago, when it yielded that status to...
Sarah Halimi Atrocity — There Is No Law Without Justice
In a democracy worthy of the name, the mentally invalid are not judged. But in a true democracy, one is criminally irresponsible if they, by...
Should Europe’s Jews Give Up and Move to Israel?
On Sunday, the Guardian reported the depressing fact that “almost half of British Jews avoid showing visible signs of their Judaism in public, such as a Star...
Europe Can’t Fight Antisemitism While Ignoring Threats to Israel
Dear European Union -- we have to talk about a major foreign policy blind spot: your relations with Israel. Countless times, I have heard European leaders,...
The Hazards of Holocaust Remembrance in Europe
It is ironic that French President Emmanuel Macron and the UK’s Prince Charles took advantage of their participation in an unprecedented gathering of world leaders...
German Foreign Minister Proposes Action Plan to Fight Antisemitism, Prevent Jews From Fleeing Germany
Germany’s Foreign Minister expressed fear on Sunday that Jews may flee his country due to antisemitic violence and proposed an action plan to prevent it. In...
In Europe, Israel Needs a Bottom-Up Approach to Diplomacy
JNS.org - For years, I considered Europe a lost cause from Israel’s perspective and decried the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Euro-centric focus, arguing that it should...
Jewish Practice in Europe ‘Severely Under Threat,’ Prominent Rabbi Warns
Jewish practice in Europe is “severely under threat,” a prominent rabbi from the continent warned this week. “The continued efforts made by several European nations to...
New European Parliament President Tells Rabbis He Will Protect Jewish Practices and Fight Antisemitism
The new president of the European Parliament told a delegation of European rabbis and community leaders on Monday that he would protect Jewish practices and...
Jewish Predicaments: 1939 and 2019
The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, not noted as a political thinker, nevertheless knew something about political paradoxes. Fitzgerald wrote: “The test of a first-rate...
