Jewish Life Around the World

Denmark held its annual remembrance march for Kristallnacht, a deadly wave of antisemitic violence and plundering instigated by Nazi authorities...

For centuries, Lublin has been a central hub in the history of Hebrew and Yiddish culture, once home to the...

Cáceres (the name of the city is pronounced káθeres) is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura in Western...

 A statue bearing the names of 23 Kosovo Albanians who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during World War II was...

The “Breslau writings”, a collection of important books from the rabbinical seminary in Wrocław, which was destroyed in 1938, are...

The vast majority of Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe are today ‘orphaned’, without local Jewish communities to look after them,...

Nestled in the heart of Switzerland, the capital city of Bern is a serene and picturesque gem that beckons travelers...

Switzerland boasts a rich historical tapestry interwoven with a diverse array of cultures. The geographical setting of Switzerland, wedged between...

In 1996, while renovating the Brunngasse property, a remarkable discovery was made: eight medieval wall paintings from the 14th century....

Switzerland’s executive body agreed to help pay for the country’s first national memorial to honor the six million Jews and...