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FestivALT – Crafting contemporary Jewish narratives in Poland
In the winter of 2016, Michael Rubenfeld, Magdalena Koralewska, Maia Ipp and Jason Francisco co-founded FestivALT, an independent art collective {...}
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Profiles magazine. Issue 1
With great honour and deep appreciation, we present Issue 1 of the NOA Profiles magazine, a collection of captivating stories of people and {...}
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NOA Profiles video compilation: A tapestry of stories embracing diversity
NOA Profiles is a collection of captivating stories of people and organisations that contribute to an inclusive and democratic Europe and foster {...}
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Meeting Jews in Germany
Jews make up only 0.2% of the population in Germany. Since most people in Germany don’t have personal interactions with Jews as a result, {...}
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EJCC: Empowering individuals and cultivating harmony in a diverse European society
The European Jewish Community Centre (EJCC) is a vibrant hub for Jewish events, services, and resources within the European Union. Driven by a {...}
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Promoting inclusion and cooperation through education and training
Stéphanie Lecesne is a dedicated advocate for intercultural understanding and cooperation among diverse communities. With a fervent passion for {...}
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Curating tolerance: Insights from the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum Opened in 2013, the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw offers a throve of knowledge about the rich history of {...}
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A Star Volunteer of Berlin’s Jewish Community
Bella Zchwiraschwili In March 2022, Bella Zchwiraschwili encountered one of her most challenging tasks, when she and her rabbi received a phone {...}
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The Latvian Holocaust Survivor Promoting Tolerance and Education
Marģers Vestermanis 90,000 Jews lived in Latvia before the German invasion during WWII. But only 200 Jews survived the Holocaust on Latvian {...}
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The European Days of Jewish Culture 2022: Renewal
To celebrate the European Days of Jewish Culture, here are five interesting facts about Jewish life in Europe day.Find the program festival through {...}
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The Black Jewish Ukrainian Sisters Promoting Positivity Through Hip Hop
Hip hop trio Fo Sho isn’t the kind of music group you would expect to come out of Kharkiv, Ukraine – nor from a Chabad school. But it’s {...}
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An Inside Perspective from Jewish LGBTQ+ Activists in Europe: Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum
Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum To mark #PrideMonth, the NOA project is speaking with LGBTQ+ Jewish activists in Europe on the positives and challenges {...}
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An Inside Perspective from Jewish LGTBQ+ Activists in Europe: Albert Oliveras
Albert Oliveras, Jewish LGBTQ+ Activist For Pride Month, the NOA project spoke with Jewish LGBTQ+ activists in Europe, discussing both the {...}
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Jews in Poland Helping Ukrainian Refugees
Jewish organizations in Poland have been giving their all to help displaced Ukrainians refugees - an example of 'tikkun olam.' Photographer Chuck {...}
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Ukraine Crisis: From Preserving Jewish Heritage to Humanitarian Aid
When the Ukraine crisis began, Jewish organizations and communities across Europe immediately sprung into action to respond to the humanitarian {...}
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The Activist Giving Visibility to Jewish Voices in the Netherlands’ Antiracism Movements
Far-right movements and antisemitism are on the rise in Europe. The NOA project spoke with Dutch Jewish activist Lievnath Faber on her efforts to {...}
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Jewish Communities Providing Humanitarian Aid to Refugees from Ukraine: Romania
Jewish communities bordering Ukraine have stepped up to help the refugees entering their countries. As of March 13th, an {...}
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Jewish Communities Providing Humanitarian Aid to Refugees from Ukraine: Hungary
Jewish communities bordering Ukraine have stepped up to help the refugees entering their countries. Their actions speak directly to the Jewish {...}
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Jewish Communities Providing Humanitarian Aid to Refugees from Ukraine: JCC Krakow
Image courtesy of JCC Krakow Jewish communities across Europe, and particularly those bordering Ukraine, have stepped up to help the refugees {...}
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Empowering Women through Body Positivity, Burlesque, and Judaism
Photo: (C) Emilia Lyon When it comes to Jewish engagement in Poland, there’s nothing Ania Ciszewska aka Betty Q hasn’t done. From {...}
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Remembering the Holocaust through Dance – for the Next Generations
Photo © Csaba Mészaros / Tünet Együttes: Sóvirág Eva Fahidi was 18 years old when she was deported to Auschwitz with her {...}
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Building Roots for Young Jews in Georgia
Just a few thousand Jews remain in Georgia today, a multiethnic country in the South Caucasus. They face many challenges, among them emigration and {...}
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Promoting Environmental Jewish Communities
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” a proverb says. For countering climate change, every step can help. EcoSynagogue {...}
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Raising Breast Cancer Awareness in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nela Hasic, who grew up in Sarajevo’s Jewish community, is the founder of the Think Pink Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It supports women {...}
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A Festival for Jewish Culture in Europe
The European Days of Jewish Culture is one of the largest festivals celebrating Jewish heritage in Europe. This September, it’s taking place under {...}
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Amplifying Roma Voices in Hungary
August 2nd is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorating the 500,000 Roma murdered during WWII in Nazi-occupied Europe. More than seven decades {...}
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INACH: Fighting Hate Speech Online, from the Very Beginning
Suzette Bronkhorst founded INACH (International Network Against Cyber-Hate) together with her late partner Ronald Eissens back in 2002. They were {...}
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A Lyon Synagogue Fights Climate Change
When Rabbi Daniela Touati finished her studies and assumed leadership in France, she formed a group to create an eco-synagogue - and invited {...}
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LGBTQ+ Rabbis Come to Europe
Brian Doyle-Du Breuil is a soon-to-graduate rabbinical student of Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam in Germany. He’s also gay - {...}
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Portugal Undergoes Jewish Renaissance
Portugal holds the EU Presidency in the first half of 2021, and there’s exciting news coming from the country. 500 years after Portugal expelled {...}
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Playing Jazz to Overcome the Holocaust and the Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone inside, Holocaust survivor Simon Gronowski lifted his spirits by opening the window of his Brussels {...}
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Jewish Comedians Spark French comedy
It’s a running American joke: Without Jews, there would be little laughter. It now has become a French joke, too - Jewish immigrants to France are {...}
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Liliana Segre: The Wisdom of an Italian Holocaust Survivor in the Fight against Racism
Liliana Segre is one of Italy’s most active Holocaust survivors speaking publicly about the dangers of hatred and advocating for tolerance and {...}
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In Hungary, Remembering a Lost Jewish Community through Education
Israel and Jewish communities are commemorating Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, this week. This is how one regional town in Hungary has {...}
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Bulgaria’s Jews: Building a Culture of Tolerance
When neo-Nazis planned to march the streets of Sofia in 2019, Bulgaria’s Jews responded by organizing a march for tolerance. Indeed, Shalom - {...}
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Austria’s Surprising Turnaround
Austria long portrayed itself as the first victim of Nazi aggression after its native son, Adolf Hitler, annexed the country in 1938. But the {...}
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Jewish Musician Tomi Juhász: Demonstrating the importance of culture for inclusion and activism
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month. It is a unified effort among Jewish organizations to raise awareness and {...}
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021: Holocaust survivors who Built /Changed Europe – Yvette Anavi
In December 2020, just a few days before her 101st birthday, Yvette Anavi (maiden name Kalo), a Holocaust survivor from Bulgaria and inspiring {...}
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021: Holocaust Survivors who Built /Changed Europe – Marek Edelman
“Hate is easy, love requires effort.” Marek Edelman, who passed away in 2009, was the last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto {...}
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021: Holocaust Survivors who Built /Changed Europe – Imre Kertész
“When I am thinking about a new novel, I always think of Auschwitz.” Hungarian Jewish writer Imre Kertész was born in Budapest, Hungary in {...}
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021: Holocaust Survivors who Built /Changed Europe – Charlotte Knobloch
Charlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust in hiding with a Christian family on a farm in northern Bavaria, Germany. After the war, she and her {...}
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Rabbi Haim Casas
Rabbi Haim Casas is Spain's first native-born rabbi, 500 years after Jewish communities were expelled and obliterated during the Inquisition. {...}
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A Friendship in Romania Connected by the Love of Judaism
As we celebrate another night of Hanukkah, here is another little miracle story brought to you by NOA: A friendship in Romania connected by the {...}
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A Jewish Miracle: Spain’s Young Jewish Generation
Meet Camila Piastro, part of a young generation of Jews from Spain. 500 years after the Inquisition and exile from the Iberian peninsula, the {...}
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Jewish Miracle Stories for Hanukkah: Yiddish in Sweden
As we light the Hanukkah candles tonight, let us reflect on the little miracles we encounter every day, sometimes in less expected places. This is {...}
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Hanukkah Miracle Story: Poland
As we light the Hanukkah candles tonight, let us reflect on the miracles we encounter every day, even in the face of difficult obstacles. This {...}
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Facing the Facts, Combating Hate
In Europe, minority groups have joined forces to improve the prevention and recognition of hate crimes and hate speech. With the rise in hate, {...}
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Human Rights Day 2020
On December 10th, we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 and which proclaims that {...}
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MENA Region Commemoration
After France’s colonies gained independence after World War II, almost 250,000 Sephardic Jews emigrated, often to Israel, but also to France. On {...}
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Eric Mark Was a “Secret Listener”
Eric Mark was a “secret listener.” Along with other German-speaking émigrés, he worked for British intelligence during WWII, eavesdropping on {...}
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International Tolerance Day 2020
For International Tolerance Day, this is the story of a religious odd couple, who through their friendship, are advocating for greater tolerance {...}
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Maccabi FC in Brussels – an Inclusive Sports Team
Racism and antisemitism pervade European football, from the top professional to bottom amateur leagues. Amid the hate, one team stands out for its {...}
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Positive Developments in 2020
2020 has been a difficult year globally, but there have been some positive steps to counter antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia. As we {...}
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Emouna, Bringing Faith Leaders Together in France
In France, a new interfaith program is bringing a diverse group of religious leaders together. Founded by a rabbi, an imam, and a priest, the course {...}
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HIAS Helping Refugees in Greece
Each year on August 19, the UN honors humanitarian aid workers by celebrating World Humanitarian Day. This year’s celebration pays special tribute {...}
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Mapping Jewish Hamburg
Discover the Jewish history of Hamburg – all on a digital map. Geschichtomat is engaging German school students to discover the Jewish history of {...}
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Jewish in Barcelona: Reviving the Intercultural Tapestry of a City
Barcelona's Mozaika project started off as a self-published Jewish magazine which aimed to popularize Jewish culture and counter stereotypes. It has {...}
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Meeting the Neighbors in the Netherlands
From synagogue visits to communal dinners, young members of the Jewish and Muslim communities in the Netherlands are coming together. Chantal {...}
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Charity Taxi turns to Produce Masks during Coronavirus Crisis
In Hungary, Adománytaxi or ‘Charity Taxi’ is using the helping potential of people in the capital to support the country’s most {...}
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The project will feature regular social media campaigns that will focus on past and present Jewish contributions to Europe, representing {...}
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