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Feb 6, 2024
Rise of Antisemitism at European Universities
The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) is deeply concerned about the rise in antisemitic incidents in recent months, particularly...
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Feb 6, 2024
IJC Goes Slightly Dutch
On February 19th, and for the first time in its 20-year history, IJC organised a Friday evening service and potluck dinner with...
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Feb 5, 2024
HIAS’ Sixth Annual Refugee Shabbat
Shabbat Yitro on February 3rd was a special day for IJC in several ways. Our community joined many other communities across the globe to...
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Dec 20, 2023
IJC is 20!
Over 70 members – past and present and from far and wide - came together in early December to celebrate all that the IJC has...
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Dec 20, 2023
Train World to dedicate section to SNCB's role in deporting Jews
A section in the Train World museum will shed light on Belgian railway operator SNCB's role in deporting Jews during the Second World War....
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Dec 18, 2023
Building Bridges of Light on Chanukah
IJC meets the Neighbours Coalition On December 9th, record numbers of IJC members and friends assembled in the synagogue to celebrate the...
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Nov 29, 2023
Thoughts about Vengeance in the Wake of October 7
Karen Engel is a final year rabbinical student at Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam. She studied with Rabbi Brian, and they remain...
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Nov 14, 2023
Tracking Nazi Loot
Despite limited success, Diana Kanter’s first cousin Michael Hayden has spent more than a decade patiently searching for the collection...
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Nov 14, 2023
Grieving, Fearful – But Hopeful
Ever since October 7, our community has been in shock and grieving. Hamas’s massacre and the war in Gaza are always on my mind, and...
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Nov 13, 2023
Project Keitana: Building Bridges for Israeli Kids
Alex, our beloved former Hebrew School head teacher, has been part of a spontaneous and amazing day camp project in Brussels – Project...
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Nov 11, 2023
Every Jewish Thing You Do
On October 8th I headed to Berlin to participate in the opening in-person seminar of a certificate programme entitled ‘Current Forms of...
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Nov 11, 2023
Finding Strength in Challenging Times
By Golan Tsdaff --- October 7, Modi'in, Israel. I wake up to the sound of shouting. "Call your parents to ask if they are okay." A few...
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Oct 18, 2023
No Time To Cry
By IJC Member Althay Ramallo It's 7.30 am, October 7th, in Tel Aviv. I just woke up from a deep sleep after having spent a peaceful...
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Oct 14, 2023
We Are All Israel
Since last Saturday, I have been experiencing a nagging sense of unease, a feeling that I’m not myself, that everything is different,...
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Oct 10, 2023
A Prayer for Israel
It was supposed to be the culmination of a successful and heartening holiday season, a joyous Simchat Torah. I woke up to the terrible...
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Oct 8, 2023
Oseh Shalom
Yesterday was supposed to be a day of joy. In spite of early news reports that something was going on in Israel, I headed in to Brussels...
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Sep 7, 2023
Building Bridges in Jerusalem
Anneke Silverstein reports on the ‘Teach your Chapter’ trip to Jerusalem... It’s lonely out there in the desert. What do you say? Lonely?...
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Sep 6, 2023
Celebrating a Year of Renewal
Dear IJC Members and Friends: it’s Rosh Hashanah time. As we stand on the threshold of a New Year in a world that faces severe...
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Sep 6, 2023
A Lifetime of Choosing
I’ve had several in-person, online and email conversations during the summer with people who want to embrace Judaism. Most of the time...
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Aug 13, 2023
Summer @ IJC
While IJC, like many progressive Jewish congregations, enjoys a short summer recess, there is always plenty going on behind the scenes,...
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