anti-Semitism

Protesters carry a banner with Sarah Halimi's face and name printed on it in a protest over a court's decision not to try her killer.

A French court won’t try the killer of a Jewish doctor. Thousands are protesting.

Protest

“The entire Jewish community is traumatized,” said Abraham Nahoum, one of 20,000 protesters demanding justice for Sarah Halimi, 65, a retired doctor who was killed in 2017.

People from different faiths wear kippas as they attend a demonstration on April 25th in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in Berlin earlier in the month.

In Germany, there are growing fears of a rise in anti-Semitism

Conflict
Karen Aroesty standing in front of the headstones of Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery

St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.

Culture
Some Jews in France are feeling increasingly uneasy, amid some high-profile anti-Semitic incidents.

Why some French Jewish parents are taking their kids out of public schools

Religion
Cemetery

Bomb threats are one part of a wave of anti-Semitism in America

Conflict
Margot Kaessmann, Lutheran theologian and organizer for the "2017 Reformation Jubilee," calls Martin Luther, "one of the most important Germans in history."

Almost 500 years since Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation, Germany takes another look at his legacy

Belief

The year 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation. Germany is getting ready for the big date by taking a new look at Luther’s legacy, including the darkest chapter of his life’s work.

Egg salad for Passover in Drohobych, Ukraine. Loli Kantor remembers this method of cutting an egg in the palm of your hand from her youth. It's part of the Jewish life that she documented in Ukraine.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving

Belief

It’s a disturbing time for Jews in Europe right now. But the conflict in Ukraine seems to be making that country a little more welcoming to its Jewish citizens, even as they continue leaving the country in large numbers.