EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS-Newsletter 12 February 2021
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Comunidad Judía
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4 Adar 5781 – 16 February, 2021
| IN CASE THAT COULD MUZZLE HOLOCAUST RESEARCH, POLAND ORDERS SCHOLARS TO APOLOGISE
A court in Warsaw ruled that two prominent Holocaust researchers must apologise to a woman who claimed her deceased uncle had been slandered in a historical work that suggested he helped kill Jews during World War II.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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| DESPITE COVID LOCKDOWNS, ONLY SLIGHT DROP IN ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS IN BRITAIN
British Jewry’s main security unit (CST) recorded 1,668 antisemitic incidents last year – an 8% drop from 2019 but still among the three highest tallies ever.
Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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| GERMANY SEES SPIKE IN ANTISEMITIC CRIMES REPORTS SAY
The number of registered antisemitic hate crimes in Germany hit a new upward trend in 2020, according to figures released by the German government.
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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| ANTISEMITIC FLYER IN GERMAN TRAM BLAMES JEWS FOR THE COVID PANDEMIC
Antisemitic flyers were found on a tram in Cologne, Germany, blaming Jews for the ongoing pandemic.
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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| ANTISEMITISM: PRIME MINISTER CASTEX DENOUNCES “SMALL DIRTY GESTURES” OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Prime Minister Jean Castex warned against “ordinary racism, the furtive hatred, the rampant antisemitism”, on the eve of the presentation of a new national platform to fight against discrimination.
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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| BULGARIAN JEWISH LEADER AWARDED WITH ORDER OF CIVIL MERIT
Dr. Aleksander Oscar, the President of Shalom Organisation of Jews in Bulgaria has been awarded with the Order of Civil Merit by President Rumen Radev for his outstanding achievements for the development of civil society, the protection of human rights and freedoms, and the strengthening of democratic institutions in the Republic of Bulgaria.
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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| HERO OF THE PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION POSTS ANTISEMITIC TWEET
Rodrigo Sousa Castro, one of the leaders of the 1974 Portuguese Revolution and a national hero in the country, sparked controversy this week with a grossly antisemitic tweet.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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| ISRAELI AND MOROCCAN STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT MOROCCAN JEWISH HERITAGE
In a historical move, with the help of Morocco’s education ministry, Israeli students will be systematically learning about Moroccan Jewish history starting next year, the Israeli education ministry announced.
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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| IRAN AND NORTH KOREA RESUME MISSILE DEVELOPMENT, UN SAYS
Iran and North Korea have resumed joint development of long-range missiles in 2020, according to a report submitted to the UN Security Council.
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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| MOROCCAN DELEGATION VISITS ISRAEL
A Moroccan delegation arrived in Israel as part of the Morocco-Israel rapprochement.
Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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