Today, May 25, is marked as Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Jewish soldiers were among the … continue reading →
The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is marking 25 years since is was created by the late Lord Jacob Rothschild with a video series of conversations about Jewish Heritage, Culture and Communal Life in Europe, focusing on topics related to areas … continue reading →
January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also dedicated or … continue reading →
The night of November 9-10 marks the 87th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →
Dutch King Willem-Alexander took part in a ceremony celebrating the 350th birthday of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, known as the Esnoga or Snoge. After the service, the King met with rabbis and members of the Jewish community. He … continue reading →
