An independent review commissioned by the charity in 2024 recommended adopting the IHRA definition, but its leadership decided against it, a senior official said.
The city’s mayor, in the last week, has scrambled to save a planned exhibit on the synagogue after it was canceled, but has not been able to guarantee that it will open as planned early next year.
European leaders marked Kristallnacht with pledges to fight antisemitism, but Jewish communities in Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway continue to face threats and insecurity.
According to the ministry, the 10 most-viewed X posts on the French unrest from Israeli officials, government accounts and influencers received more than 35 million views from October 16 to 18
Police responding to the shooting discovered bullet holes in the entrance door and spent shell casings on the ground. The building was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries were reported.
According to reports from the local Jewish community, the victim's family was celebrating his son's Sheva Brachot, the traditional week of celebrations following a Jewish wedding, that Saturday.
Moor told the Inquirer that he was “not really running against Fetterman” but instead “running for the rule of law.”
Speaking at a Munich synagogue on the anniversary of the "Kristallnacht" pogrom in 1938, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government is committed to protecting Jewish life in Germany.
“What was supposed to be a boycott of Jewish businesses turned into a food festival of Jewish businesses,” said the head of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
Ambassador Jonathan Peled condemned the removal of Palombo's mural commemorating October 7, saying, "Remembering the victims is a duty that cannot be silenced."
Antisemitic trends were at the center of a gathering in Buenos Aires, where more than 250 Jewish leaders and officials from 13 countries met to discuss how to combat antisemitism.
