European Jewish Community -Newsletter 8-10 March 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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17 Adar 5780 – 13 March, 2020
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 attack in Graz, Austria.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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LARGEST MEDIEVAL JEWISH CEMETERY IN FRANCE DISCOVERED IN CHÂTEAUROUX
France’s national archeological institute (INRAP) announced that it had discovered a medeival Jewish cemetery in Châteauroux in central France.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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MARCH OF THE LIVING POSTPONED IN POLAND OVER COVID-19 CONCERNS
The annual March of the Living commemoration in Europe has been postponed amid worries about the novel coronavirus that has resulted in close to 110,000 cases worldwide.
Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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DUTCH LITTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL COACH ALLEGEDLY CALLED JEWISH PLAYER “CANCER JEW”
A Dutch football coach was accused of calling an 11-year-old Jewish player “cancer Jew” during practice and harassing him over his religion.
Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES DECRIES “ASTOUNDING” DECISION TO KEEP KEN LOACH AS JUDGE OF ANTI-RACISM COMPETITION
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has criticised a leading anti-racism charity for standing by their choice of Ken Loach, a defender of Jeremy Corbyn against antisemitism, as one of the judges in a school competition.
Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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IRAN’S REGIME PUSHES ANTISEMITIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Iran’s Press TV, which represents the regime’s English-language propaganda, has been pushing antisemitic conspiracies about the coronavirus to distract from the country’s mishandling of the pandemic.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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JEWISH GROUPS CONDEMN NAZI FLAG DISPLAY AT SANDERS RALLY
The display of a Nazi flag by a man at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Arizona drew condemnation from Jewish American groups amid ongoing worries about Democratic candidates’ security at public events.
Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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BRAZILIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DISPLAY NAZI SALUTE TO SUPPORT A CLASSMATE
Class at private academy in northern city of Recife says boy running to be its speaker will be the “new Fuhrer” and build an “innovative Reich”.
Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
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