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Sally Rooney Won’t Let Her New Novel Be Published in Hebrew

Bestselling author Sally Rooney won’t allow her recently published novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You?” to be published in Hebrew because she supports a cultural boycott of Israel.
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In Europe, Antisemitism Highest in Countries With Fewest Racist Attacks on Jews

In an opinion poll on antisemitism in 16 European Union countries, respondents from Poland, Hungary and Greece displayed the highest prevalence of hostile attitudes toward Jews.

Latvia Grants Holocaust Restitution, Insists It’s Not at Fault

Latvia’s parliament voted to pay $46 million to the country’s Jewish community for property that was stolen from it during the Holocaust from individuals with no surviving legal heirs.

Jewish Scientist David Julius Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

David Julius, whose grandparents fled antisemitism in Czarist Russia, was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

UK Professor Who Called Jewish Students ‘Pawns’ of Israel Fired

A professor at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom was fired Friday over his past comments about Jews and Israel.

German Lawyer Seeks Trial for Last Living Alleged Perpetrator at Babyn Yar

Eighty years ago, a ravine in the north of what is now Ukraine’s capital city turned into a bloodbath as Nazis, aided by local collaborators, shot tens of thousands of Jews to death.

Alleged Nazi-era War Criminal, 96, is Declared ‘Fugitive’ in Germany

A judge in Germany issued an arrest warrant for a 96-year-old suspected war criminal after she failed to show up for the first day of her trial.

In First UN Speech, Bennett Sounded Different from Netanyahu

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed the twin threats of Iran and the coronavirus.

UK Labour Party Announces New Review Process for Antisemitism Complaints

Labour members attending the British party’s annual conference passed a rule on how they will handle antisemitism complaints.

Angela Merkel’s Departure a Sad Moment for Many German Jews

After a German court criminalized the nonmedical circumcision of boys in 2012, Angela Merkel did something very out of character for the “rule-of-law chancellor,” as she has been nicknamed.