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UPDATES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES |
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UKRAINE |
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Rabbi airlifted to Israel after grievous assault in Ukraine A Chabad rabbi in Ukraine was airlifted to Israel for treatment on Saturday, after he was severely beaten in the western city of Zhitomir on Friday, a spokesperson for the Hasidic group said, adding it was too early to tell whether the assault was a hate crime. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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FRANCE |
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Large dip in French Jewish emigration to Israel The number of Jews making aliyah from France in the first eight months of 2016 has shown a 42 percent decline from the same period in 2015. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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Front National representative criticises memorial to Jewish child victims of Nazis The leader of the far-right Front National in the Lyon region in south-eastern France has criticised funding for a memorial to Jewish children murdered by the Nazis. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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Report details widespread abuse of London ultra-Orthodox Jewish community Children as young as eight are among the victims subjected to daily physical and verbal abuse within London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish (Charedi) communities, according to a month-long study. Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Read More |
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UK Jewish groups welcome suspension of government funding to Palestinian Authority The British government’s decision to suspend funding to the Palestinian Authority amidst growing international concerns over its payments to terrorists and their families marks a «huge victory not only for the pro-Israel community, but also for everyone who wants to see peace in the region,» the head of the UK’s umbrella Zionist organisation said in a statement on Friday. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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Man wielding axe threatened Jews in Manchester during Rosh Hashanah A man wielding an axe threatened a group of Jewish people in an alleged antisemitic hate crime in the northern English city of Manchester. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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Britain marks 80th anniversary of «Battle of Cable Street» Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has praised the courage of the London East Enders who took on Oswald Mosley’s fascists at the Battle of Cable Street. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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TURKEY |
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Landmark bill in Turkey seeks to improve rights for minority communities At a meeting of representatives of non-Muslim communities with Turkey’s deputy prime minister last week may become the final step in one of the most prolonged issues for Armenian, Jewish and Greek communities in the country. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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SWEDEN |
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Swedish lawmaker criticised for decrying Jewish family’s «control» of the media Swedish watchdog on antisemitism accused a far-right lawmaker of spreading racist stereotypes of Jews in speaking against «control of media by any family or ethnic group.» Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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ROMANIA |
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Romania to open first state-run Jewish museum Romania, which denied its role in the Holocaust for years, is to open the first state-run museum dedicated to the country’s Jewish community, once one of the largest in Europe before World War II. Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Read More |
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GERMANY |
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Owner of Munich’s Israeli restaurant closes eatery following BDS pressure The Jewish owner of Munich’s Schmock Israeli restaurant announced on its website its closure after 16 years. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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NEWS |
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NEWS AND VIEWS |
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EU condemns terror attack in Jerusalem The European Union has condemned the terror attack in Jerusalem on Sunday. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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EU slams Israeli settlement expansion The European sharply criticised a decision by Israel to approve plans to construct 98 new housing units in what is effectively a new settlement in the northern West Bank, near the existing settlement of Shiloh. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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Jacob Neusner, who shaped American Jewish studies, dies Jacob Neusner, who transformed the study of American Judaism, becoming one of the most influential 20th-century scholars of the religion, has died. He was 84. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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EJC IN THE MEDIA |
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Jewish groups criticize approval in the European Parliament of Iran report for failing to mention Tehran’s anti-Semitic propaganda, support for Holocaust denial and repeated calls for the destruction of Israel Jewish groups have criticized the failure of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee this week to mention in its Iran report Tehran’s anti-Semitic propaganda, support for Holocaust denial and repeated calls for the destruction of Israel. Monday, October 10, 2016 Read More |
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Report: Missing airman Ron Arad died in 1988 – Ethiopian Aliyah resumes as first group arrives in Israel – Global agtech investors find rich pipeline of opportunity in Israel Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Read More |
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– Two dead in Jerusalem terror shooting attack – US-born Knesset member to Trump: Enough is Enough – Bennett calls to pardon Hebron shooter if convicted
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