These are complicated times. There can be little doubt that antisemitism in all its forms has surged significantly in recent months and...

Bar and Bat Mitzvahs are special in our community. Large synagogues hold two or more each weekend. My American nephew was Bar Mitzvahed...

By Valerie Perales --- Régine Sluszny was born in 1939 in Antwerp to a Jewish family of Polish origin.  She was the youngest of three...

This year's Purim celebration wasn't just about the Megillah reading (though there was plenty of grogger-shaking involved!). We teamed up...

IJC can be rightly proud of its inclusivity and welcoming ‘open tent’ approach to membership. The membership committee – Maria, Golan,...

At a recent Shabbat service, we had another packed house. We sang. We prayed. Afterwards, a member of our sister community came to Rabbi...

It was winter and cold outside. Inside, much-needed warmth spread through our synagogue - a Shabbat morning service celebrating the...

By Golan Tsdaff --- Stepping into my role at IJC, I was immediately struck by the sheer volume and richness of our events and activities....

It’s not every Shabbat that we get to welcome new family members into your community, new members of the rainbow family of Israel, each...

The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) is deeply concerned about the rise in antisemitic incidents in recent months, particularly...

On February 19th, and for the first time in its 20-year history, IJC organised a Friday evening service and potluck dinner with...

Shabbat Yitro on February 3rd was a special day for IJC in several ways. Our community joined many other communities across the globe to...

Over 70 members – past and present and from far and wide - came together in early  December to celebrate all that the IJC has...

A section in the Train World museum will shed light on Belgian railway operator SNCB's role in deporting Jews during the Second World War....

IJC meets the Neighbours Coalition On December 9th, record numbers of IJC members and friends assembled in the synagogue to celebrate the...

Karen Engel is a final year rabbinical student at Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam. She studied with Rabbi Brian, and they remain...