Jewish World

The poll was published after German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced a six-point plan to combat anti-Semitism and right-wing extremism.

"We are poised to become an incredible center for Jewish life in the United States," Tree of Life's Rabbi Jeffrey Myers says. "When we reopen, and we most certainly will, I want the entire world to say, 'Wow, look at what they have done.' To do anything less disrespects the memory of our 11 martyrs."

“Join us in planting 12,000 trees of life! Make the land [of Israel] even more beautiful in their memory,” it said on the project’s event page.

Teacher at Newberries Primary School in Hertfordshire reportedly apologized after incident, telling students she was only joking and asking they not tell anyone about what she said. Around one-quarter of Hertfordshire's 8,000 residents are Jewish.

The graffiti, found last Friday, featured a portrait of a bloodied Hitler and a sentence in German: "Reputation is easy to lose and hard to earn." Israel's Ambassador to Ukraine Joel Lion lauds local authorities' "prompt reaction" following the incident.

In wake of attack on a synagogue in eastern German city of Halle, about 10,000 people participated in the march through the German capital. Several thousand others protested in other cities. Many Germans are in shock over the attack, in which two people were killed.

In coordination with the Elie Wiesel Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania, new museum aims to promote Romanian Jewish history, culture, and traditions and highlight Romanian Jews' contribution to the modernization of Romanian society.

The attempt to massacre Jews inside a synagogue stokes renewed concern about rising far-right extremism and questions about the police response. "It's not easy being openly Jewish in Germany, [but] the main message is we can't give up. We won't give up on Jewish existence in Germany," says a Jewish worshipper to Israel Radio.

Police to investigate the incident as a hate crime. Swastika and the word “Jews” crossed out appeared on wall.