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NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES BELGIUM CCOJB PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY In a short video message, Yohan Benizri, President of the Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations sent a message of support...

NEWS FROM COMMUNITES AUSTRIA 16-YEAR-OLD SCHOOLBOY ASSAULTED IN SOUTHERN AUSTRIA “FOR WEARING STAR OF DAVID RING” A 16-year-old schoolboy wearing a Star of David ring was left beaten and bruised following a violent antisemitic...

GERMANY ‘MEET A JEW’ IN GERMANY: CENTRAL COUNCIL LAUNCHES PROJECT AGAINST PREJUDICE The Central Council of Jews in Germany has launched the ‘Meet a Jew’project, designed to introduce today’s Jewish life and Jewish individuals...

EVENTS & MEETINGS GREEK JEWISH LEADER DAVID SALTIEL AWARDED WITH MEDAL OF GRAND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX The European Jewish Congress was represented by Raya Kalenova, Executive Vice-President and CEO at...

STATEMENT EJC EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AT MASS DISPLAY OF PUBLIC ANTISEMITISM AT AALST CARNIVAL EJC expresses outrage at the appalling mass display of open antisemitism during carnival celebrations in the Belgian city of Aalst and...

NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES BELGIUM MEPS EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH UPCOMING AALST CARNIVAL The Members of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism have published an open letter expressing concerns about the potential for racism and...

STATEMENT DR. MOSHE KANTOR BESTOWS GOLDEN VISION AWARD ON POPE FRANCIS In a private meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican, EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor bestowed the 2020 Golden Vision award on Pope...

VIDEO GALLERY DR. MOSHE KANTOR ADDRESSES THE FIFTH WORLD HOLOCAUST FORUM IN JERUSALEM Thursday, January 23, 2020  Read more FIFTH WORLD HOLOCAUST FORUM – HISTORY OF THE FORUM Video introducing the history of the...

NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES GERMANY MERKEL FIRES MINISTER OVER FAR-RIGHT ROW German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed a minister for praising the election of a liberal candidate who was supported by the far right. Monday,...

NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES GERMANY ANTISEMITIC SCULPTURE TO REMAIN ON GERMAN CHURCH A 13th-Century antisemitic carving may remain on the wall of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, a court has ruled. Wednesday, February 5, 2020...