Norwegians Plan Human ‘Peace Circle’ Around Oslo Mosque
One peace ring begets another. A group of Norwegians plans to link hands and encircle a mosque in Oslo, Norway, next Saturday, offering the symbolic peace gesture as a “thank…
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France’s Chief Rabbi, Haim Korsia, Will Give Speech On Anti-Semitism At New York City Synagogue
NEW YORK (AP) – The chief rabbi of France will discuss terrorism and a rising wave of anti-Semitism during an address at a New York City synagogue. Rabbi Haim Korsia…
Denmark: Funeral held for Copenhagen terror attack victim
Mourners gathered Wednesday in Copenhagen for the funeral of Jewish community member Dan Uzan, killed in a weekend terror rampage that also targeted a free speech forum in the Danish…
Copenhagen Shooting Suspect Was Danish-Born 22-Year-Old Known To Police
COPENHAGEN, Feb 15 (Reuters) – The gunman believed to have attacked a Copenhagen synagogue and a free speech event on Saturday was a Danish-born 22-year-old known to police because of…
Police Kill Man Believed Behind 2 Shootings In Copenhagen
Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and then at a Copenhagen synagogue, killing two men, including…
Police Say They Killed Suspect in 2 Attacks in Copenhagen
A police officer stood guard in central Copenhagen, Denmark, after shots were fired near a synagogue on Sunday.rn The attack there came only hours after a gunman sprayed bullets into…
Denmark attacks: Police kill man suspected in fatal shootings
About 10 hours later, someone approached two officers near a synagogue and started shooting, police said. Those officers were wounded, but another person nearby died. – CNN’s Susanne Gargiulo reported…
Shooting Reported At Copenhagen Synagogue
Three people were shot outside a synagogue in Copenhagen early Sunday morning, hours after a gunman fatally shot a man and wounded three police officers at a free speech event…
‘Peeping Tom’ Rabbi, Barry Freundel, Refuses To Leave Georgetown Synagogue Residence
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Georgetown rabbi charged with videotaping naked women as they used his synagogue’s ritual bath is refusing to leave the rabbi’s residence, according to an email sent from…
Why Some Synagogues Are Using Mission Trips To ‘Heal The World’
WASHINGTON (RNS) Christian missionary work spans the globe. But Jewish mission trips? Your average American synagogue is not planning a congregational visit to a poor corner of the world. But…
‘Je Suis Juif’: Do Jews and France have a future together?
At that demonstration, some Muslims held signs that not only echoed the rallying cry “Je Suis Charlie” but also proclaimed “Je Suis Juif” (“I Am Jewish”). The public overture was…