Opened in 2013, the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw offers a throve of knowledge about the rich history of Jewish life in {...}
Read moreIn March 2022, Bella Zchwiraschwili encountered one of her most challenging tasks, when she and her rabbi received a phone call from a rabbi in the {...}
Read more90,000 Jews lived in Latvia before the German invasion during WWII. But only 200 Jews survived the Holocaust on Latvian territory. As a teenager, {...}
Read moreTo celebrate the European Days of Jewish Culture, here are five interesting facts about Jewish life in Europe day.Find the program festival through {...}
Read moreHip hop trio Fo Sho isn’t the kind of music group you would expect to come out of Kharkiv, Ukraine – nor from a Chabad school. But it’s {...}
Read moreTo mark #PrideMonth, the NOA project is speaking with LGBTQ+ Jewish activists in Europe on the positives and challenges they are facing {...}
Read moreFor Pride Month, the NOA project spoke with Jewish LGBTQ+ activists in Europe, discussing both the positives and challenges many face {...}
Read moreJewish organizations in Poland have been giving their all to help displaced Ukrainians refugees - an example of 'tikkun olam.' Photographer Chuck {...}
Read moreWhen the Ukraine crisis began, Jewish organizations and communities across Europe immediately sprung into action to respond to the humanitarian {...}
Read moreFar-right movements and antisemitism are on the rise in Europe. The NOA project spoke with Dutch Jewish activist Lievnath Faber on her efforts to {...}
Read moreJewish communities bordering Ukraine have stepped up to help the refugees entering their countries. As of March 13th, an {...}
Read moreJewish communities bordering Ukraine have stepped up to help the refugees entering their countries. Their actions speak directly to the Jewish {...}
Read moreJewish communities across Europe, and particularly those bordering Ukraine, have stepped up to help the refugees entering their countries. Their {...}
Read moreWhen it comes to Jewish engagement in Poland, there’s nothing Ania Ciszewska aka Betty Q hasn’t done. From volunteering at Limmud; to {...}
Read moreEva Fahidi was 18 years old when she was deported to Auschwitz with her family from their home city of Debrecen, in Hungary. Her mother, father, and {...}
Read moreJust a few thousand Jews remain in Georgia today, a multiethnic country in the South Caucasus. They face many challenges, among them emigration and {...}
Read more“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” a proverb says. For countering climate change, every step can help. EcoSynagogue {...}
Read moreNela Hasic, who grew up in Sarajevo’s Jewish community, is the founder of the Think Pink Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It supports women {...}
Read moreThe European Days of Jewish Culture is one of the largest festivals celebrating Jewish heritage in Europe. This September, it’s taking place under {...}
Read moreAugust 2nd is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorating the 500,000 Roma murdered during WWII in Nazi-occupied Europe. More than seven decades {...}
Read moreSuzette Bronkhorst founded INACH (International Network Against Cyber-Hate) together with her late partner Ronald Eissens back in 2002. They were {...}
Read moreWhen Rabbi Daniela Touati finished her studies and assumed leadership in France, she formed a group to create an eco-synagogue - and invited {...}
Read moreBrian Doyle-Du Breuil is a soon-to-graduate rabbinical student of Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam in Germany. He’s also gay - {...}
Read morePortugal holds the EU Presidency in the first half of 2021, and there’s exciting news coming from the country. 500 years after Portugal expelled {...}
Read moreWhen the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone inside, Holocaust survivor Simon Gronowski lifted his spirits by opening the window of his Brussels {...}
Read moreIt’s a running American joke: Without Jews, there would be little laughter. It now has become a French joke, too - Jewish immigrants to France are {...}
Read moreIsrael and Jewish communities are commemorating Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, this week. This is how one regional town in Hungary has {...}
Read moreWhen neo-Nazis planned to march the streets of Sofia in 2019, Bulgaria’s Jews responded by organizing a march for tolerance. Indeed, Shalom - {...}
Read moreAustria long portrayed itself as the first victim of Nazi aggression after its native son, Adolf Hitler, annexed the country in 1938. But the {...}
Read moreFebruary is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month. It is a unified effort among Jewish organizations to raise awareness and {...}
Read moreIn December 2020, just a few days before her 101st birthday, Yvette Anavi (maiden name Kalo), a Holocaust survivor from Bulgaria and inspiring {...}
Read more“Hate is easy, love requires effort.” Marek Edelman, who passed away in 2009, was the last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto {...}
Read more“When I am thinking about a new novel, I always think of Auschwitz.” Hungarian Jewish writer Imre Kertész was born in Budapest, Hungary in {...}
Read moreCharlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust in hiding with a Christian family on a farm in northern Bavaria, Germany. After the war, she and her {...}
Read moreRabbi Haim Casas is Spain's first native-born rabbi, 500 years after Jewish communities were expelled and obliterated during the Inquisition. {...}
Read moreAs we celebrate another night of Hanukkah, here is another little miracle story brought to you by NOA: A friendship in Romania connected by the love {...}
Read moreMeet Camila Piastro, part of a young generation of Jews from Spain. 500 years after the Inquisition and exile from the Iberian peninsula, the {...}
Read moreAs we light the Hanukkah candles tonight, let us reflect on the little miracles we encounter every day, sometimes in less expected places. This is {...}
Read moreAs we light the Hanukkah candles tonight, let us reflect on the miracles we encounter every day, even in the face of difficult obstacles. This photo {...}
Read moreIn Europe, minority groups have joined forces to improve the prevention and recognition of hate crimes and hate speech. With the rise in hate, {...}
Read moreOn December 10th, we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 and which proclaims that {...}
Read moreAfter France’s colonies gained independence after World War II, almost 250,000 Sephardic Jews emigrated, often to Israel, but also to France. On {...}
Read moreEric Mark was a “secret listener.” Along with other German-speaking émigrés, he worked for British intelligence during WWII, eavesdropping on {...}
Read moreFor International Tolerance Day, this is the story of a religious odd couple, who through their friendship, are advocating for greater tolerance {...}
Read moreRacism and antisemitism pervade European football, from the top professional to bottom amateur leagues. Amid the hate, one team stands out for its {...}
Read more2020 has been a difficult year globally, but there have been some positive steps to counter antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia. As we {...}
Read moreIn France, a new interfaith program is bringing a diverse group of religious leaders together. Founded by a rabbi, an imam, and a priest, the course {...}
Read moreEach year on August 19, the UN honors humanitarian aid workers by celebrating World Humanitarian Day. This year’s celebration pays special tribute {...}
Read moreDiscover the Jewish history of Hamburg – all on a digital map. Geschichtomat is engaging German school students to discover the Jewish history of {...}
Read moreBarcelona's Mozaika project started off as a self-published Jewish magazine which aimed to popularize Jewish culture and counter stereotypes. It has {...}
Read moreFrom synagogue visits to communal dinners, young members of the Jewish and Muslim communities in the Netherlands are coming together. Chantal {...}
Read moreIn Hungary, Adománytaxi or ‘Charity Taxi’ is using the helping potential of people in the capital to support the country’s most {...}
Read moreThe project will feature regular social media campaigns that will focus on past and present Jewish contributions to Europe, representing {...}
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