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1 day ago · A notable community is the Jewish one, as Antwerp is one of the only two cities in Europe (together with London and its Stamford Hill neighbourhood) that is home to a considerable Haredi population in the 21st century.
1 day ago · Elsewhere, local resistance in the Paris and the Belgian city of Antwerp meant that the ground plaques were unable to be installed. The City of Paris’ head of remembrance stated that “Stolpersteine are not suitable for Parisian remembrance work” and that they “send out an image that is unsuitable for France, where 75% of Jews have survived.”
2 days ago · If funky urbanity is your thing, Antwerp is one of Europe’s most intriguing cities. Compared to stodgy, bureaucratic Brussels, Antwerp’s colourful persona respects its storied past even as it ...
3 days ago · The country’s small Jewish population is concentrated in and around Brussels and Antwerp.
3 days ago · More than 10,000 Jews were deported from Antwerp in 1942, the majority of them non-Belgian citizens and refugees from other countries in Europe. In Belgium, a total of 18,000 Jews were deported in 100 days in 1942, followed by 8,000 in the following years.
19 hours ago · Webinars on educating against antisemitism, intolerance and discrimination. 24 September 2024 - 4:00 pm - 24 September 2024 - 6:00 pm. This webinar explores the long history of antisemitism, its evolution over time, and ways in which educators can highlight the continuity between historical and contemporary antisemitism. II.
1 day ago · The Jewish population of Europe in 2010 was estimated to be approximately 1.4 million (0.2% of the European population) or 10% of the world's Jewish population. [6] In the 21st century, France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, [ 6 ] [ 10 ] followed by the United Kingdom , Germany , Russia and Ukraine .
