European Jewish Congress , Newsletter 11-14 March 2018
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Comunidad Judía
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28 Adar 5778 – 15 March, 2018
RAYA KALENOVA: MEP ANA GOMES IS CALLING JEWISH ORGANISATIONS A ‘PERVERSE LOBBY’
“According to the working definition of antisemitism, this would amount to mendacious and demonising allegations of Jews as a collective. No wonder that the S&D group did not want to be associated with such an event”, writes EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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MACEDONIA ADOPTS IHRA WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM
A statement by the Government of Macedonia noted that the country had adopted the working definition of antisemitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on March 6.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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MACEDONIA MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEPORTATION OF JEWS IN WWII
Macedonia is holding a second day of commemorative events to mark the 75th anniversary of the deportation of almost all of the country’s Jewish population to a Nazi death camp.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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DUTCH MUSLIM PARTY REFUSES TO JOIN AMSTERDAM COALITION AGAINST ANTISEMITISM
A political movement representing Dutch Muslims distinguished itself from nearly all of the capital’s other parties when it refused to sign a document condemning antisemitism.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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ANTISEMITIC VANDALISM IN THE NETHERLANDS RISES 40% TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN DECADE
The number of incidents involving antisemitic vandalism recorded in the Netherlands last year increased by 40 percent, to a 10-year high of 28 cases.
Monday, March 12, 2018 |
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SPAIN EXTENDS CITIZENSHIP LAW FOR SEPHARDIC JEWS
A spokesman for the Spanish government has confirmed that the measure to grant Spanish nationality to Sephardic Jews has been extended until October 2019.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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BRITISH JEWISH AND ROMA PERFORMERS UNITE THROUGH MUSICAL EVENT
More than 120 people gathered at London’s JW3 Jewish Community Centre last week for a landmark event which brought together Jewish and Roma artists for a night of music, dance and poetry.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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NETANYAHU OPENS EXHIBIT AT UN HONOURING 3,000 YEARS OF JEWISH HISTORY
“This is a magnificent exhibit,” Netanyahu said. “There is a long history that is being cherished by us and by the friends of the Jewish people and is being denied by those who seek to erase the history of our people, our connection to our land and our connection to our eternal capital, Jerusalem.”
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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