EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS-Newsletter 1 June 2021
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Comunidad Judía
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22 Sivan 5781 – 2 June, 2021
EL PAÍS PUBLISHES OP-ED ACCUSING ISRAEL OF “THE TEMPTATION TO EXTERMINATE ANOTHER PEOPLE”
The Spanish daily El Pais has published an op-ed accusing Israel of wanting to exterminate the Palestinians and ascribing Israel genocidal intentions.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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ESTONIAN GOVERNMENT CREATES ANTISEMITISM WORKING GROUP
A working group on antisemitism will be created to support the security of the Jewish community of Estonia after the government agreed on a concept for new measures last month.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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HIT BY ANTISEMITISM, NORTH MACEDONIA’S FIRST JEWISH LAWMAKER BROKE TABOOS
Rashela Mizrahi, a Jewish researcher that was appointed last year to serve for 100 days as the temporary minister of labor in her country, broke taboos after being hit by antisemitism.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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NON-JEWISH MAN WEARING KIPPAH IN SOLIDARITY WITH JEWS IS ASSAULTED IN SWEDEN
A non-Jewish man who wore a kippah in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden has been assaulted on the street by several men and was called “Jewish bastard” by at least one of them, according to a witness.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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SECRET DOCUMENTS LEAKED ABOUT CONCENTRATION CAMPS ON BRITISH ISLANDS
Leaked documents which were supposed to remain classified until 2045 revealed the atrocities which were committed in the only concentration camps the Nazis managed to build on the British Channel Islands.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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UK EDUCATION MINISTER WARNS SCHOOLS TO ACT OVER “ABHORRENT” RISING ANTISEMITISM
British Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson wrote to principals, warning them that they must take action amid a rising number of cases of antisemitism in schools.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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GERMAN ARMY APPOINTS FIRST CHIEF RABBI SINCE WORLD WAR I
The German Army is set to appoint a chief rabbi for the first time in almost a century.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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WITH POPULAR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT, EUROPE’S ABANDONED JEWISH SITES AREN’T FORGOTTEN
Budapest-based Matyas Kiraly has amassed 14k followers in his travels to over 100 ruined cemeteries and synagogues, which he documents in an homage to a once-flourishing community.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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FIRST BAR-MITZVAH IN YEARS TAKES PLACE AT SARAJEVO SYNAGOGUE
The Sarajevo Synagogue saw its first Bar-Mitzvah after many years, when a 13-years-old Sarajevan reached his religious adulthood and became a full-fledged member of a Jewish community which for decades saw a decline in membership.
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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ISRAELI AIRLINE ISRAIR TO START FLIGHTS TO MOROCCO IN JULY
Israeli airline Israir announced it would start flights from Tel Aviv to Marrakesh next month following an improvement of ties in recent months between Israel and Morocco.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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