Ephraim Mol collapsed, suffered stroke day before Yom Hashoah; born in Belgium, he was separated from parents while fleeing Nazis, hidden in Paris for duration of war

'Rough Diamonds,' an Israeli-Belgian co-production, tells a tale of an Antwerp Hasidic family struggling to keep its business alive as it is drawn deeper into the underworld

Local Jewish group says it will take legal action against Stabroek repair shop owner Ludo Eyckmans

Following allegations that Briviba Square honored Latvian soldiers part of Nazi SS forces, site will get new name and plaque about 'Latvian Beehive' will be removed

Teachers at girls’ department of the Jesode Hatora Beth Jacob school stop working, citing failure of some parents to test children for the coronavirus to teachers’ satisfaction

European Court of Justice says authorities can effectively ban religious ritual slaughter; Israeli Foreign Ministry says decision sends 'a harsh message to all European Jewry'

European Jewish groups decry ruling that okays outlawing the slaughter of animals that haven't been stunned, say it puts 'animal welfare above... freedom of religion'

Nation has world’s highest reported death rate from COVID-19 per million inhabitants; Jewish umbrella group welcomes ruling, saying restrictions unfair if museums, pools are open

New 7-party coalition 'will try to shut down all little dialogue left between both countries,' one Brussels resident warns

Some credit swift action by rabbis, others the unified communal response; whatever the cause, the 20,000-strong community avoided Belgium's highest per capita death rate globally