EJC- Newsletter 18 December 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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7 Tevet 5781 – 22 December, 2020
EJC PRESIDENT KANTOR CALLS EU COURT OF JUSTICE RULING “A HEAVY BLOW TO JEWISH LIFE IN EUROPE”
European Jewish Congress President Dr. Moshe Kantor has slammed the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union which allows member states to permit the requirement of stunning before religious slaughter of animals for meat, as a fundamental attack on the basic rights of Jewish religious expression and practice.
Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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EURACTIV: MEMBER STATES RESERVE RIGHT TO ENFORCE MANDATORY STUNNING PRIOR TO SLAUGHTER
“This ruling is a heavy blow to Jewish life in Europe and in essence tells Jews that our practices are no longer welcome. Telling Jews that their ways are not welcome is just a short step from telling Jews that we are no longer welcome,” EJC President Moshe Kantor warned, adding that the group will “continue to fight this tragic decision.”
Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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HYPERCASHER & CHARLIE HEBDO: FOURTEEN GUILTY IN 2015 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS TRIAL
A Paris court has found 14 people guilty of involvement in a series of deadly militant Islamist attacks.
Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO CONGRATULATES JEWISH COMMUNITY ON JOINING EJC
The President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, congratulated the president of the Jewish community of Montenegro on its admission to the European Jewish Congress.
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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REPORT REVEALS WIDESPREAD UNIVERSITY ANTISEMITISM
A new report by the UK’s Community Security Trust has detailed widespread antisemitism at British universities.
Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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NEW ITALIAN-LITHUANIAN DOCUMENTARY ON THE VILNA GAON
On the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon, a new Italian-language documentary sheds new light on the life of the great rabbi, scholar and Talmudist.
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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BERLIN JEWISH MUSEUM ARCHITECT DANIEL LIBESKIND TO DESIGN NEW LISBON JEWISH MUSEUM
The upcoming Jewish Museum of Lisbon will be designed by Daniel Libeskind, the architect who designed the Jewish museum in Berlin.
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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DUTCH COURT REFUSES TO RETURN €18M KANDINSKY PAINTING TO JEWISH HEIRS
A Dutch court rejected a restitution case brought by heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned a painting by Wassily Kandinsky that was bought by the city of Amsterdam at an auction in 1940.
Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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MOROCCAN UN AMBASSADOR PLEDGES PEACE WITH ISRAEL AT HANUKKAH LIGHTING
Moroccan Ambassador Omar Hilale pledged to build a bridge of peace with Israel as he lit the eighth candle of Hanukkah with his Israeli counterpart Gilad Erdan at a special ceremony in New York.
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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US SENATE PASSES BILL ELEVATING ANTISEMITISM MONITOR TO AMBASSADOR
The US Senate passed a bill that would elevate the position of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism (SEA) to ambassador.
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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