European Jewish Congress Newsletter 08-09 March, 2018
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Comunidad Judía
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26 Adar 5778 – 13 March, 2018
| EJC TAKES PART IN ECTR’S ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE “TACKLING EXTREMISM AND INTOLERANCE IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY” IN MONACO
An EJC delegation headed by Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova participated at the Round Table of the European Council for Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR) “Tackling Extremism and Intolerance in a Diverse Society” in Monaco.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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| ECTR AWARDS 2018 EUROPEAN MEDAL OF TOLERANCE TO PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO
The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation’s (ECTR), EJC’s partner organisation, has bestowed the 2018 European Medal of Tolerance upon HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco for his exceptional personal leadership and inspiration to advance truth, tolerance and historical reconciliation.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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| IN ADDRESS TO CRIF DINNER MACRON VOWS TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM
In a speech to France’s Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), President Emmanuel Macron pledged to fight firmly against antisemitism wherever it surfaces.
Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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| BULGARIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH HONOURED FOR ROLE IN SAVING JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST
Bulgarian Jewish organisations conferred honours on the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for its role in the prevention of the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to the Nazi death camps.
Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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| FOR DUTCH JEWS, AN OVERDUE REASSURANCE AND AN ANCIENT DILEMMA
On March 6th Amsterdam’s Jews scored a big political gain. Candidates representing all ten significant parties running in the local elections signed an accord promising to honour the concerns of the Jewish community.
Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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| GOOGLE SHOWS FAR-RIGHT LIST OF SWEDISH JEWS IN TOP SEARCHES
Google is facing criticism in Sweden for its failure to remove from its top search results antisemitic lists of local Jews and antisemitic videos.
Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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| BRITISH HOME SECRETARY PLEDGES MILLIONS FOR JEWISH SECURITY AT CST ANNUAL DINNER
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd has called for online trolls to face “the full force of the law” and be treated the same as those committing crimes offline.
Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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| ISRAEL URGES IRISH BANK TO SHUT ACCOUNTS OF BOYCOTT GROUPS
The Israeli government is pushing for the closure of scores of bank accounts provided by the Irish banking giant Allied Irish Bank (AIB) that fund the promotion of anti-Israel boycotts.
Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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