European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 07-09 June 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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18 Sivan 5780 – 10 June, 2020
| BOARD OF DEPUTIES TO LAUNCH COMMISSION ON RACIAL INCLUSIVITY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has announced its intention to form a Commission on Racial Inclusivity in the Jewish community to banish prejudice and promote inclusion.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 |
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| UK TO ALLOW PLACES OF WORSHIP TO REOPEN, SYNAGOGUES CHOOSE TO STAY CLOSED
England is reopening places of worship amid the coronavirus pandemic for individual prayer only on June 15, but British Jewish leaders say they will not reopen their synagogues until it is safe enough to host a minyan, a quorum of 10 congregants.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 |
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| AMSTERDAM TO CONTRIBUTE $5.6 MILLION FOR HOLOCAUST MUSEUM MAKEOVER
The Amsterdam City Council has pledged nearly $5.6 million for building up the Dutch National Holocaust Museum.
Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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| 77TH ANNIVERSARY OF VUGHT CHILD DEPORTATIONS COMMEMORATED
The annual commemoration ceremony marking the deportation of nearly 1,300 children from Herzogenbusch (Vught) concentration camp to Sobibor was held in the Netherlands.
Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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| A RABBI AND SCRIBE: MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE ITALIAN JEWISH MUSEUM
Amedeo Spagnoletto, a rabbi and a sofer – a Jewish ritual scribe – has been appointed as the new director of the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS).
Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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| FRENCH JEWS WELCOME LATEST ZOOM UPDATE WITH ENHANCED SECURITY TOOLS
The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) has welcomed a new update of the video conference platform Zoom, which includes new tools to prevent ‘Zoombombing’.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 |
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| HISTORIC 17TH CENTURY SLONIM SYNAGOGUE UP FOR AUCTION
The historic abandoned synagogue in Slonim, Belarus has been put up for auction with a starting price of €50,000.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 |
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| INTERACTIVE MAP OF LITHUANIAN JEWISH CULTURAL HERITAGE CREATED
An interactive map of the Jewish cultural heritage in Lithuania has been created featuring more than 200 hotspots offering information on Jewish cultural sites across the country.
Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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| ARGENTINA ADOPTS IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM
Argentina joined the countries adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in an official decision by its Foreign Ministry. The decision comes after the participation of President Alberto Fernández at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem.
Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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| ISRAELI ARAB SINGER MIRA AWAD SLAMS ROGER WATERS FOR BDS SUPPORT
Israeli Arab singer and actress Mira Awad recently criticised former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters for his support of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 |
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