NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES UNITED KINGDOM UK PM CRITICISES RAPPER’S “ABHORRENT” ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS AND CONDEMNS TWITTER’S RESPONSE UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson regards rapper Wiley’s string of antisemitic tweets as “abhorrent” and believes Twitter’s response...
Thank you for taking part – COVID-19: Sharing the international lessons learned Dear sir/madam, Thank you for taking part in last week’s international conference. Thousands of you from over 100 different countries helped to...
The Board of Deputies’ Commission on Racial Inclusivity in the Jewish Community, chaired by New Statesman Political Editor Stephen Bush, has this week launched its call for written evidence. As well as oral evidence...
EVENTS & MEETINGS DR. MOSHE KANTOR OPENS INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONFERENCE ON COVID-19 LESSONS EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor gave opening remarks at the online conference: “COVID-19: Sharing the international lessons learned”, organised by the...
Jewish community demands answers from Twitter and Facebook in aftermath of Wiley’s extended antisemitic rant The Board of Deputies, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Community Security Trust this week wrote to Twitter and...
Dear members: As a consequence of the special situation that we are going through, motivated by the permanence of the Covid-19 pandemic, we send you the following considerations from the Rabanut. The prayers of...
RABBINATE OF MARBELLA B”H “When the month of Ab begins, we minimize our joy” This Talmudic expression is the beginning of the laws concerning the first days of the month of Ab. prepare ourselves...
EJC IN THE MEDIA OP-ED BY MOSHE KANTOR: THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF JEWISH AND PORTUGUESE PEOPLE “The amendment to the Portuguese Nationality Law in 2015 to offer citizenship to the descendants of Sephardic Jews of...
NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT LAUNCHES SIMON WIESENTHAL PRIZE AGAINST ANTISEMITISM The Austrian National Council, the country’s lower house, has cleared the way for the new Simon Wiesenthal Prize honouring civil society initiatives...
For the first time ever, Jewish human service agencies from the US, Europe, Canada and Israel will share expertise on their responses to COVID-19. The European Council of Jewish Communities JDC Social Welfare Committee and NJHSA are happy...
Next Thursday, July 9, we will commemorate the fast of the 17th of Tamuz, which begins at 5:30 a.m. and ends at 10:10 p.m. with the departure of the stars. In the Mishnah (Taanit...
