European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 03-05 June 2020
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NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES
CZECH REPUBLIC 
694 ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS RECORDED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN 2019 There were 694 antisemitic incidents in 2019, according to the latest annual report on manifestations of antisemitism in the Czech Republic, published by the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic (FJC).
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Read moreSERBIA SERBIA ADOPTS IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM Serbia is the latest country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Read moreAUSTRIA FORMER AUSTRIAN VICE-CHANCELLOR ACCUSED OF PENNING ANTISEMITIC DEDICATION IN NAZI BOOK Heinz-Christian Strache, former Vice-chancellor of Austria, was accused of having penned a handwritten dedication railing against the “Jewish lust for power” on the title page of an antisemitic screed from the Nazi era.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Read moreAUSTRIA WILL TURN HITLER’S BIRTHPLACE INTO A POLICE STATION Austrian officials unveiled plans to “neutralize” Adolf Hitler’s birth house by turning it into a police station, with the building receiving some cosmetic changes in the process.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Read morePOLAND RIGHT-WING POLISH JOURNALIST CALLS JEWS “RUTHLESS” AND HOLOCAUST “A MYTH” A Polish antisemitism watchdog is calling out right-wing journalist Rafal Ziemkiewicz over his latest book, which calls Jews “ruthless” and the Holocaust “a myth.”
Friday, June 5, 2020
Read moreGERMANY GERMAN HALLE SYNAGOGUE SHOOTER ATTEMPTS PRISON ESCAPE The gunman accused of attacking a synagogue in Halle, Germany, in 2019, was recaptured by German authorities after attempting a prison escape.
Friday, June 5, 2020
Read moreITALY FLORENCE SYNAGOGUE REOPENS FOR A DAY WITH BOTTICELLI-INSPIRED ART INSTALLATION After nearly three months of Coronavirus shutdown, the Grand Synagogue in Florence opened for one day with an art installation marking Shavuot that directly channeled the work of the great Florentine Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Read moreNEWS & VIEWS
STATEMENT BY WGAS CHAIR NICOLA BEER MEP ON LATEST GERMAN POLITICAL CRIME STATISTICS “Every politically motivated crime must be condemned. And in particular due to Germany’s historic responsibility, we must not to look away from antisemitic attacks, not remain silent and not remain idle,” writes Nicola Beer, Chair of the European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Read moreSURVEY OF JEWISH HERITAGE IN IRAQ AND SYRIA: 27 SITES CONSIDERED ENDANGERED The Jewish Cultural Heritage Initiative (JCHI) has identified 27 Jewish sites in Iraq and Syria that are still extant and in danger and has targetted four of them for emergency relief.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Read moreLIFE IN ISRAEL
ISRAEL WANTS ANOTHER 15 GW OF SOLAR ENERGY BY 2030 Energy minister Yuval Steinitz has announced the country’s 2030 renewable energy target will rise to 30%, with solar expected to account for the lion’s share. Approximately $23 billion more clean energy investment is envisaged this decade.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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