Jews Archives

Judge stops pandemic capacity limits placed on New York synagogues

Feb 12, 2021

A federal judge in Brooklyn Feb. 9 permanently blocked New York state capacity limits for worship at Orthodox synagogues in areas with high rates of COVID-19 infections.

By Catholic News Service

Pope: Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path

Jan 27, 2021

Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Israeli High Court hears challenge to Jewish nation law

Dec 22, 2020

The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday was hearing a case against a contentious law that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, marking the beginning of a landmark challenge against legislation that opponents say discriminates against minorities.

By Associated Press

Bavaria to leave medieval anti-Jewish sculptures on churches

Dec 9, 2020

Authorities, churches and Jewish communities in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria have agreed that anti-Semitic statues and carvings dating back to the Middle Ages shouldn’t be removed from churches, an official said Tuesday.

By Associated Press

Correspondence shows Vatican vowed solidarity with Jews 25 years before Holocaust

Nov 20, 2020

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said that recently-discovered correspondence between one of his predecessors and a prominent American Jewish organization shows that the Holy See had vowed solidarity with Jews roughly 25 years before the Holocaust.

By Elise Ann Allen

Dutch Protestant Church admits failing Jews in World War II

Nov 9, 2020

The Dutch Protestant Church made a far-reaching recognition of guilt Sunday for its failure to do more to help Jews during and after World War II, and for the church’s role in preparing ”the ground in which the seeds of anti-Semitism and hatred could grow.”

By Mike Corder

France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem

Nov 8, 2019

French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem’s most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, despite a dispute over access to the archaeological-cum-holy site in the city’s volatile eastern half.

By Ilan Ben Zion