HIAS Europe was EUPJ’s key strategic partner for our EU-funded Neighbours project. We believe that their work to support refugees will resonate with our members and therefore wanted to make sure that you are aware of the opportunity to join HIAS Europe High Holidays Campaign….
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Democracy in Crisis- an update from Israel. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting on Wednesday 9 August 6pm UK / 7pm Europe To join please register at https://t.ly/SFvpj)
Austria long portrayed itself as the first victim of Nazi aggression after its native son, Adolf Hitler, annexed the country in 1938. But the country is changing. Eric Frey, the editor of the country’s leading daily, Der Standard, and Or Chadasch Progressive Jewish community in…
Every day, we encounter little miracles, sometimes in unexpected places. This is the story of how a country in northern Europe has gone on to become a large producer of contemporary Yiddish content. In 1999, Yiddish was declared an official national minority language in Sweden….
As we light the Chanukah candles tonight, let us reflect on the miracles we encounter every day, even in the face of difficult obstacles. This photo was taken in Warsaw in 2017 in the Nożyk Synagogue. The Polish Jewish community managed to rebuild itself from…
The European Council of Jewish Communities will host its first e-Summit for European Jewish leaders who will come together to discuss the challenges faced by communities and organisations due to COVID. The e-Summit will start on Saturday, 21 November at 18.00 (CET) and will conclude…
By Bill Echikson, EUPJ Brussels Director When Amsterdam’s Liberal Jewish community moved into a modern new synagogue in the southern part of the city in 2004, tensions between Dutch Jews and Muslims were rising. The September 11 attacks, Mideast tension, and the murder of Dutch…
By Bill Echikson, EUPJ Brussels Director After the Spanish Inquisition and the 1492 expulsion, Jewish life in Spain vanished. But slowly, over the past 150 years, Judaism has returned, especially in Barcelona. An estimated 7,000 to 10,000 Jews support six synagogues in the city, three…
Although 2020 has been a difficult year globally, there have been some positive steps to counter antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia. You can see some of the positive developments thus far in this video and learn more about NOA here.
Networks Overcoming Antisemitism (NOA) offers a pioneering approach to tackle the problem of rising antisemitism in Europe. With its unique partnership of major Jewish organisations, including the EUPJ, it will evaluate EU Member States’ policies across areas, from education to culture and security, and help…