Richard Prasquier, the French Jewish leader, said that banning circumcision in Europe “would inevitably mean the end of Judaism” there. “You can seek a ban but you need to understand the consequences: ...

On June 26, 2012, the Cologne, Germany regional court ruled that circumcising young boys is a criminal offense because it constitutes “illegal bodily harm.” The court held that a child’s right to ...

European Jewish and Muslim groups have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys on religious grounds after a German regional court ruled it amounted to bodily harm. A joint statement says ...

A big social trial against the rite of circumcision is being staged at Minsk, says a report received here, the occasion being provided by the death of a child after the operation. Radminski, the Mohel ...

Recent reports of police raids targeting unlicensed ritual circumcisions in Antwerp’s Jewish community have understandably caused concern, particularly among those who view brit milah as a core ...

Agudath Israel of America reportedly is planning to sue the city of New York if its health department passes a law requiring parental consent for the circumcision ritual known as metzitzah b’peh. The ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Jewish community and a leading doctor have urged the government to draw up a new law stating clearly that circumcising boys for religious reasons is legal, ...

The Buffalo Board of Rabbis and the Maimonides Medical Society here have reached “full agreement” on a question that arose over ritual circumcision, it was announced by the society’s secretary. Dr.

J.H. Kellogg, cereal mogul, believed circumcision was a sure-fire cure for masturbation—particularly if the surgery was performed without chloroform so the boy could feel it. In the 1870s, his and ...