Family of French Jewish man killed by tram says antisemitism played a role in his death
The family of a French Jewish man who was fatally wounded after being hit by a tram has said that antisemitism may have played a role in the incident. While Mr Jeremy Cohen’s death in February was initially treated as a traffic accident, new video footage released by the family appears to show a gang […]
Far-right Austrian rapper sentenced to ten years in jail for glorifying Nazi ideology
A neo-Nazi activist and rapper from Austria has been handed a ten-year jail sentence by a Vienna court. The 37-year-old artist, who recorded music under the name ‘Mr Bond’, was found guilty of glorifying Nazi ideology. This is a crime in Austria under the country’s 1947 Verbotsgesetz (Prohibition Act), which not only banned the far-right […]
Ukrainian Jewish community leader stabbed in apparent antisemitic attack
It has been reported that the director of the Jewish community in the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk has been stabbed by an attacker shouting antisemitic statements. Igor Perelman was reportedly stabbed three times while out for a walk in the centre of the city. Vitaliy Kamozin, Chief Operating Officer of the United Jewish Community […]
Streets once named after prominent antisemites in Bayreuth given new names
Councillors in the northern Bavarian town of Bayreuth have voted to give new names to two streets once dedicated to noted antisemites. One was named after the bishop, Hans Meiser, the first Landesbischof (Regional Bishop) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria from 1933 to 1955. Bishop Meisner, boasting a huge following among Bavarian Protestants, […]