A Muslim man who killed his Jewish neighbour in Paris while shouting about Allah. He is probably not criminally responsible for his actions because he had smoked marijuana beforehand, a French judge ruled. Continue reading Related Posts:Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in…France accepts blame for nuclear tests illness in…UN tells Paris to review Muslim Read more
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Facebook post linking Orthodox Jew with meal deal pulled 
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Monday, May 8th, 2017
An Auckland bar’s Facebook post which advertised a meal deal and accompanied it with the photo of an Orthodox Jew saying “now that’s a bargain” has been removed. The post was put up on De Post Belgian Beer Cafe’s Facebook page on Saturday morning advertising a platter and drinks for $45 deal. Continue reading Related Read more
Catholics and Jews America’s “most liked” Comments 0
Monday, February 20th, 2017
Catholics and Jews are America’s “most liked” religious groups, according to the latest Pew Research Center survey. Determined on a “feeling thermometer” ranging from 0 (freezing) to 100 (very hot), Jews and Catholics achieved a mean rating of 67 and 66 respectively. Mainline Protestants are just behind at 65. The lowest ratings are for atheists Read more
How Denmark saved its Jews from the Nazis Comments 0
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
They left at night, thousands of Jewish families, setting out by car, bicycle, streetcar or train. They left the Danish cities they had long called home and fled to the countryside, which was unfamiliar to many of them. Along the way, they found shelter in the homes of friends or business partners, squatted in abandoned Read more
Holocaust at sea: the lone survivor of the ‘Struma’ Comments 0
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
David Stoliar’s neat house sits atop a hill on the edge of Bend, a small city in central Oregon. A few steps lead up to the front door. Stoliar’s wife, Marda, opens, followed by a happy beagle. “Come in,” she says cheerfully. “Come in.” Her husband is waiting in the living room, surrounded by souvenirs Read more
Anti-Semitism seen as threat to Catholics too Comments 0
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
A new anti-Semitism is rising in several countries and could lead to dire consequences for democratic societies and members of all religions, according to witnesses who testified at a United States Congressional hearing. Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders spoke of the threat anti-Semitism poses to non-Jewish communities and even to democratic government. The hearing was called Read more
Opening of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand Comments 0
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Everyone’s welcome at this month’s opening of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. Dignitaries from all walks of life will converge on Wellington to officially open the centre, with the ceremony including the unveiling of two suitcases belonging to children sent to New Zealand to get away from war. Director Inge Woolf says it’ll be Read more
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