Set on an idyllic stretch of the Danube River, Novi Sad is known as the ‘Athens of Serbia’ for its reputation as the country’s cultural heart. No wonder then that Serbia’s second largest ...

NOVI SAD, Serbia (JTA) — In the heart of downtown in Serbia’s second-largest city, nestled between brick buildings on a leafy street, sits a large synagogue. With its 130-foot-high central ...

Serbia is in the throes of a political crisis, sparked by a deadly infrastructure collapse in Novi Sad late last year, with ongoing student-led protests putting immense pressure on the government.

The students primarily demand accountability for the canopy collapse at the Novi Sad railway station in northern Serbia that killed 15 people in November. However, the broader public outrage over ...