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Germans don skullcaps to protest anti-Semitism

By Kirsten Grieshaber — April 25, 2018
BERLIN (AP) — Germans of various faiths donned Jewish skullcaps and took to the streets Wednesday in several cities to protest an anti-Semitic attack in Berlin and express fears about growing hatred of Jews in the country.

To wear, or not to wear? French Jews wrestle with the yarmulke amid growing fears

By Elizabeth Bryant — January 13, 2016
PARIS (RNS) France’s half-a-million Jews ponder the question after a skullcap-wearing Jewish schoolteacher in Marseille was attacked Monday (Jan. 11) by a Kurdish teenager claiming allegiance to the Islamic State.

COMMENTARY: Does refusal to wear a skullcap signal disrespect?

By Jeffrey Weiss — October 14, 2013
(RNS) Last week, the Greek prime minister got dinged for showing insufficient respect for Judaism. It’s possible his critics have it exactly backwards.
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