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Matthias Diependaele (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Jürgen de Witte)
August 13, 2025, 5:58 pm
Senior Belgian politician refuses to send Jewish community Rosh Hashana message
Matthias Diependaele's staff initially cited Middle East conflict as the reason; he later claimed it was because 'no religion...has any role to play in the exercise of my mandate'
By Daniel Sugarman
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (Photo credit: Eli Itkin)
August 30, 2019, 9:50 am
Jewish leaders react ‘with great sadness’ to religious slaughter ban in Belgium
Coordinating Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium challenges the law implemented in the region of Wallonia, as the Conference of European Rabbis bemoans the move
By Jewish News Reporter
Kosher slaughter
April 4, 2019, 12:38 pm
Belgian ban on kosher slaughter referred to European Court of Justice
Court sends controversial legislation to EU body to offer a non-binding view as to whether it's compatible with the law
By Jewish News Reporter
Call into Calais!
June 22, 2018, 9:47 am
Call into Calais!
Lucy Daltroff explores northern France and discovers forgotten Jewish heroes, wartime bravery and the inspiration behind James Bond’s Casino Royale…
By Lucy Daltroff
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