Barbara Surk

Barbara Surk is an author at Religion News Service.

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Nearly 500 victims of church sex abuse in France have received financial compensation

By Barbara Surk — March 15, 2024
NICE, France (AP) — The report described a “systemic” coverup by church officials and urged the French Catholic Church to respect the rule of law in France.

The Netherlands opens a Holocaust museum as protesters oppose Israeli president’s presence

By Barbara Surk and Molly Quell — March 11, 2024
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Herzog hailed the Netherlands's initiative to create a new Holocaust museum amid what he said was raising antisemitism around the world.

More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war

By Barbara Surk and Sylvie Corbet — November 13, 2023
PARIS (AP) — France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, antisemitic acts today open old scars.
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