EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS- Newsletter 1-3 December 2019
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Comunidad Judía
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6 Kislev 5780 – 4 December, 2019
| BELGIAN CARNIVAL TOWN RENOUNCES UNESCO TITLE OVER ANTISEMITIC FLOAT
The famed Belgian carnival town of Aalst is renouncing its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is “sick” of widespread complaints that this spring’s edition contained blatant antisemitism.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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| MERKEL TO VISIT AUSCHWITZ FOR FIRST TIME
Angela Merkel will visit the Auschwitz death camp in Poland for the first time in her 14 years as chancellor, as Germany grapples with a resurgence of antisemitism.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |
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| ITALIAN TOWN SAYS NO TO HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CALLING IT “DIVISIVE”
The municipal council of the Italian town of Schio, with a population of 40,000, has rejected a proposal to honour its citizens who perished in the death camps with Stolpersteine.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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| NORWEGIAN MAYOR ASKS CHURCH TO TAKE DOWN STAR OF DAVID CHRISTMAS DECORATION
A Norwegian mayor asked a church to replace its traditional Star of David Christmas decoration due to complaints that it is too associated with Israel and Jews.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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| MAN WHO STABBED JEWS AT AMSTERDAM MARKET RULED UNFIT TO STAND TRIAL
A Muslim man charged with trying to kill a Jewish father and son at an Amsterdam market has been found not criminally responsible for his actions and sent for psychological care.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |
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| DUTCH NEWSPAPER SLAMMED FOR ANTISEMITIC CARTOON SUGGESTING NETANYAHU BEHIND LABOUR SCANDAL
A major Dutch daily ran a caricature suggesting that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is attacking Britain’s Labour Party over antisemitism to distract from corruption charges against him.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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| RABBI BEATEN BY TEENS WHILE VISITING LONDON
A rabbi visiting London was beaten and left bleeding on the ground in the city’s Stamford Hill neighbourhood.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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| UK LABOUR RELEASES VIDEO FOR MINORITY GROUPS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE JEWS
Britain’s Labour Party has stumbled into a fresh charge of antisemitism after releasing a campaign video in which it claimed to value every identity group, but forgot to include Jews.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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| ISU APOLOGISES AFTER NOMINATING AUSCHWITZ UNIFORM FOR COSTUME OF THE YEAR
The International Skating Union has reversed its decision to nominate an offensive costume made up of Auschwitz uniforms for its end of year awards.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |
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| AMAZON PULLS AUSCHWITZ-THEMED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Amazon has withdrawn a range of “Christmas ornaments” displaying images of Auschwitz that sellers had posted on its website.
Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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