European Jewish Congress-Newsletter 07-09 October 2018
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Comunidad Judía
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1 Heshvan 5779 – 10 October, 2018
DR. MOSHE KANTOR PRESENTED WITH THE KEYS OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE BY MAYOR DARIO NARDELLA
EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor was presented with the keys of the city of Florence by Mayor Dario Nardella in a ceremony in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. This distinction is an acknowledgement of Dr. Kantor’s contribution to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and promoting peace and dialogue.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 |
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PRESERVERS OF HOLOCAUST MEMORY SERGE AND BEATE KLARSFELD HONOURED BY FRENCH PRESIDENT
Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, who have dedicated their lives to tracking Nazi war criminals and to the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust, were honoured by French President Emanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace in Paris.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 |
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FRANCE’S CULTURE MINISTRY ANNOUNCES PRIZE FOR FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM
France’s Ministry of Culture has launched a new award for initiatives to combat antisemitism named in honour of Ilan Halimi.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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AFD PROVOKES OUTCRY IN GERMANY WITH LAUNCH OF ‘JEWISH GROUP’
The far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has provoked an outcry by launching what it called ‘a Jewish group’ within its ranks.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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MOROCCO TO INTRODUCE HOLOCAUST STUDIES INTO COUNTRY’S EDUCATION SYSTEM
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has ordered to incorporate Holocaust studies into the country’s education system.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT TO BAN HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH SYMBOLS
Austria’s coalition government plans to impose a ban of Islamic extremist symbols from the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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SWEDISH PROSECUTORS APPEAL DECISION NOT TO DEPORT GAZAN WHO FIREBOMBED SYNAGOGUE
Swedish prosecutors appealed to their country’s Supreme Court against a lower tribunal’s decision not to deport a Palestinian immigrant who firebombed a synagogue.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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SWISS JEWS AND MUSLIMS PUBLISH JOINT DECLARATION AGAINST ANTISEMITISM, RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities has jointly published a declaration against antisemitism, racism and islamophobia, together with Muslim and Jewish organisations.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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WALTER LAQUEUR, TERRORISM SCHOLAR WHO FLED THE HOLOCAUST, DIES AT 97
Walter Laqueur, one of the 20th century’s most prominent scholars on the decline of Europe and terror, has died.
Monday, October 8, 2018 |
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