Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah for a new temporary exhibition. Joshua Marks March 11, 2025
Paris, Berlin, London, Rome endorse Arab plan for Gaza The European countries endorsed the “central role for the Palestinian Authority and the implementation of its reform agenda.” JNS Staff March 8, 2025
Italy unveils plan to fight ‘unprecedented’ level of Jew-hatred The strategic roadmap follows a report documenting a 93% increase in expressions of antisemitism last year over 2023. Canaan Lidor March 2, 2025
Egyptian man arrested for alleged antisemitic assault in Rome The suspect, 33, allegedly told a Jewish boy to remove his kippah before hitting him. JNS Staff Feb. 4, 2025
Israeli female astronaut will go to space with NASA “Israel, despite being a small country, stands at the global forefront of the space field,” President Isaac Herzog said. Etgar Lefkovits Jan. 27, 2025
Milan Jews sit out city’s Holocaust memorial event Anti-Israel co-organizers and their rhetoric at last year's event make attendance at the ceremony "unacceptable," community leaders said. Canaan Lidor Jan. 27, 2025
Moroccan man arrested for ISIS plot targeting Naples Jewish community The 30-year-old suspect was taken into custody for "international terrorism of Islamic origin." Jan. 22, 2025
Spurning US extradition request, Italy returns Iranian man to Tehran The U.S. government charged Mohammad Abedini with supporting terror, among other things. Alex Welz Jan. 14, 2025
Anti-Israel group asks Italy to arrest Israeli general The Hind Rajab Foundation issued a complaint to authorities against Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, it said on its website. Jan. 14, 2025
