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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...