An international delegation with 32 leaders from the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ), Arzenu Olami, and World Zionist Organization – ההסתדרות הציונית העולמית took part in the celebrations of Beth Hillel Congregation of Rome’s 10th Anniversary. The delegation…
On 7-8 May the EUPJ, European Commission and the State of Israel participated in the 15th EU high level seminar on combating racism. EUPJ’s Envoy, Rabbi Dr. Brian Doyle-Du Breuil to the European Union, represented the voice of Progressive Judaism, explaining the difficulties that many…
The European Union for Progressive Judaism is proud to announce that Rabbi Dr. Brian Doyle-Du Breuil has been appointed as the EUPJ’s Rabbinic Envoy to the European Union. The EUPJ is an integral partner to the European Union by helping to draft policy, monitoring member states’…
Following the decision of several congregations in Germany to resign their membership in the Union progressiver Juden K.d.ö.R. (UPJ), we confirm that the membership in the European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) of the following congregations automatically ended on 31 December 2023: Liberale Jüdische Gemeinde…
At its Annual Assembly on 31st August 2023, the European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) agreed a change of leadership. Rabbi Lea Mühlstein, immediate past chair of Arzenu, was chosen to chair EUPJ. Born and raised in Germany, Rabbi Mühlstein has spent most of her adult…
27 candidates, both old and young, from our Rome, Bologna and Milan communities, presented themselves to this Beit Din for conversion to Judaism. Some came with Jewish heritage; some had become disillusioned by their Christian upbringing and sought a more fulfilling faith; some had turned…
Ruth Cohen z”l Ruth Cohen passed away very suddenly on 28 January 2023 at home after a short spell in hospital. It was a peaceful end, with her family at her bedside. Ruth was a child of the Second World War. Like many other children…
Sonja Guentner, Chair of the European Union for Progressive Judaism – EUPJ, today received the prestigious Israel Jacobson Jubilee Plaque from the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany. The award came in recognition of her immense achievements to rebuild Progressive Judaism in Germany and throughout…
In Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, Visits with Ukraine Crisis Fund Beneficiaries, and Talks to Ensure Vitality of Region’s Progressive Jewish Communities April 12, 2022 – Rabbi Sergio Bergman, President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, will visit Germany, Poland and the Czech…
The World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) is urging its 1.8 million members around the globe to add a beetroot to their Seder plate this Passover to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Ukraine’s most famous national food is borscht, for which the main…