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In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.

The word, which means “night of broken glass” in German, “has a pretty sound,” said a journalist who has studied Nazi-era terms.

By Toby Axelrod November 8, 2022 12:31 pm

Gad Elmaleh, popular comedian who has been source of pride for French Jews, converts to Catholicism

“This is no doubt a joke,” one Jewish fan wrote on Twitter.

November 8, 2022 9:31 am

BBC’s report on antisemitic Hanukkah attack had ‘significant editorial failings,’ government regulator finds

The broadcaster’s report originally said that Jews who were accosted on a bus had uttered anti-Muslim slurs. Multiple investigations found that that was likely a misinterpretation.

November 7, 2022 4:13 pm

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni appoints minister once pictured wearing Nazi armband

By Caleb Guedes-Reed November 7, 2022 3:52 pm

Reform rabbi to be knighted by Pope Francis for his work on Jewish-Catholic relations

By Jackie Hajdenberg November 2, 2022 5:11 pm

10 years ago, a bar mitzvah video song broke the Brazilian internet — and became a club hit

By Caleb Guedes-Reed November 2, 2022 4:51 pm

London theater group cancels Nazi-Jewish ‘Romeo and Juliet’ after wave of criticism

By Jackie Hajdenberg November 2, 2022 2:39 pm

As Italy’s Meloni downplays fascist ties, thousands march in praise of Benito Mussolini

By Caleb Guedes-Reed October 31, 2022 4:49 pm

Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro, earning cheers and boos from divided Brazilian Jewish community

By Marcus M. Gilban October 31, 2022 9:47 am

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In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.

Gad Elmaleh, popular comedian who has been source of pride for French Jews, converts to Catholicism

BBC’s report on antisemitic Hanukkah attack had ‘significant editorial failings,’ government regulator finds

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni appoints minister once pictured wearing Nazi armband

Reform rabbi to be knighted by Pope Francis for his work on Jewish-Catholic relations

10 years ago, a bar mitzvah video song broke the Brazilian internet — and became a club hit

London theater group cancels Nazi-Jewish ‘Romeo and Juliet’ after wave of criticism

As Italy’s Meloni downplays fascist ties, thousands march in praise of Benito Mussolini

Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro, earning cheers and boos from divided Brazilian Jewish community

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