Europe

Pshawarsk Rebbe staying in France, returned to Belgium for a few hours for the Pidyan Haben of his grandson, his son's son Rabbi Meir Ben-Natan Laser • B'Chadrei Charedim photographer documented and serves: Gallery and Video

President Shimon Peres, held a telephone conversation before Shabbos with President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski, and asked him to act to allow kosher slaughter for the Jews in his country

42-year-old Orthodox money changer robbed near the Zion of Rabbi Nachman in Uman • moneychanger beaten and injured his head mild to moderate • The police are investigating • chilling documentation

Rabbi Ovadia Isakov, Chabad emissary who was shot in Russia, out of danger and was released from the ICU in Beilinson Hospital • family came from Russia and stays by his side

Anti-Semitism in the British Isles • busload of Hasidic children was stoned on tour • Testimony: "Called out severe insults at them - I could not believe it"

Anonymous armed entered the hotel Carlton in Cannes on the French Riviera and stole a suitcase with diamonds presented at an exhibition • Local Website: Jewelry belongs to businessman Lev Leviev

Bulgarian authorities have published pictures and details of suspects involved in the attack a year ago in Burgas: Liad Farah and Hassan Al Haj, Australian and Canadian citizens

Orthodox communities in Antwerp will pray on Shabbos for the new king who was crowned this week, and will say for him a Mi Sheberach • Where do they pray every Shabbos for him? • Who is the Belgian Crown Prince?

The Rebbe Vizhnitz staying in the UK hired a private jet which led him to Ukraine to Kivrei Tzaddikim • On his way back he surprised: "I want to pray at Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk"

Polish religious affairs minister met with CEO of the Jewish organizations in the European Union and promised to help • "slaughter prohibition is against religious freedom law. If the decision is not canceled – we will turn to Polish Supreme Court"

Ukraine: violent robbery near Breslev offices next to R' Nachman's grave in Uman • robbers uprooted safe with sum of money estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels • guard seriously injured

Minister Michael Bonnie will head a committee to deal with the shchita crisis in Poland • asked CEO of Association of Jewish organizations in European Union to serve as a member of the committee and lead discussions with him

Slaughter Affair: representatives of Jewish organizations in Europe against the Chief Rabbi of Poland • some call him to resign • "told us that everything was under control until we learned that it is not, then it was too late to act"

7 year old son of Rabbi Mendy Pevzner, Chabad emissary in Brussels, was very hard hit from a passing vehicle • rushed to the hospital while sedated and on a respirator, and doctors are struggling for his life • Hillel ben Sarah for refuah sheleima

Plane of Rabbi Berl Lazar, Rabbi of Russia, landed 10 minutes before Shabbos • the Rav walked by foot 30 km from the airport • arrived home Shabbos morning, made kiddush and went to Shacharis

Polish Parliament opposed the ratification of rule allowing shchita • Anti-Defamation League: "a flagrant violation of freedom of religion" • Chabad emissary in Warsaw: "The vote is not anti-Semitic"

ZAKA volunteers were called to the task: a young Israeli whose grandfather died in Ukraine, and the neighbors wanted to bury him in a Christian cemetery • After an exhausting journey he was brought to Jewish burial

Tycoon Elish Englander, of Machnovka, refused to meet the Rebbe of Toldos Avraham Yitzchak who is currently in London • The reason: the Rebbe attended the Simchas Beis Belze • All the details

The educator Sarah Halpern a"h passed away • wife of Rabbi Chaim Halpern, head of Ohr Yosef Novardok institutions in France • educator and role model to thousands of her students

In Antwerp died on Friday night Rabbi David Spitzer z"l, founder of Tomchei Shabbos, aged 84 • Gave charity secretly

Nadvorna continues the tradition: The gabbais son in law wished for the rebbe who resorts in Austria to be sandek to his son – and flew the baby to Salzburg • Who served as sandek, who as mohel and who was honored with the blessings?

Skvira Rebbe is vacationing at the Slovak capital Bratislava with his family and associates • He received the local community at his hotel • View the submitting of kvitlech

London police announced the continuation of the investigation against Rabbi Chaim Halperin • police representative, "we thoroughly investigate all claims with sensitivity and discretion"

German newspaper published an anti-Semitic caricature and provoked strong emotions • Head of Jewish council in state: "Almost like Der Strummer" • Last year published anti-Israel poem

Series of wrong decisions in producing protest rally in Brussels: location, date, and breach of understanding with community of Machzikei Hadas • how many attended? "Precise talk about 700 people"

Hundreds of Haredim residents of Europe and other countries demonstrated in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels, in protest against the draft law which is underway in Israel • "Religious eradication" • Watch

Yosef Antebi, attacked in Amsterdam by a Muslim, sought to dismiss the charges against the attacker and meet him • what will he tell him? "Not everyone who has an orthodox appearance is a Zionist"

Moshe Alvitzky z"l age 21, passed away • His father Rabbi Yaakov Alvitzky is the well known activist of Agudat Yisrael • Hundreds attended the funeral • Hgr"a Schiff eulogized

Surprising cooperation in Orthodox neighborhood of Stamford Hill in London • Due to multiple attacks on Muslim sites - local Shomrim organization shall cooperate in securing the mosques in the neighborhood

After he managed to register his children to educational institutions in Antwerp, assisted by the local court, Moshe Aryeh Friedman complaining: "People misled the public with regard to me"