European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 13 October 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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3 Heshvan 5781 – 21 October, 2020
| EJC PRESIDENT KANTOR APPLAUDS OVERDUE DECISION BY FACEBOOK TO BAN HOLOCAUST DENIAL
EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor has welcomed the decision by Facebook to ban Holocaust denial or distortion, and to better inform the public about the Holocaust.
Monday, October 12, 2020 |
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| ANTISEMITIC GRAFFITI SPRAY-PAINTED IN PARIS, SUSPECT ARRESTED
Swastikas were spray-painted on walls and columns near the Louvre Museum in Paris’s first district.
Monday, October 12, 2020 |
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| COURT REJECTS LENIENCY FOR GREEK NEO-NAZI LEADERS
A Greek court rejected calls for leniency for the leaders of notorious Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, paving the way for sentences of up to 15 years after a five-year trial.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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| LILIANA SEGRE HOLDS LAST PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Italian Auschwitz survivor and Senator for Liliana Segre held her last public testimony at a ceremony in Rondine, Tuscany.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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| KAUNAS CELEBRATES JEWISH PAST, HONOURS ISRAELI POET
Three massive murals representing the city’s most famous and influential Jewish residents are all set to be unveiled in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second biggest city.
Monday, October 12, 2020 |
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| POLAND’S NEW EDUCATION MINISTER ONCE CALLED HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL A “SCANDAL”
A Polish politician who last year called a memorial for Jews killed by Poles during the Holocaust an “anti-Polish scandal” was tapped to become the country’s next education minister.
Monday, October 12, 2020 |
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| SLOVAKIA’S FAR-RIGHT LEADER GETS 4 YEARS IN JAIL FOR USING NEO-NAZI SYMBOLS
The leader of a far-right party with seats in the Slovak parliament was convicted of illegal use of neo-Nazi symbols and sentenced to four years and four months in prison.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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| SPANISH LOCAL POLITICIAN BLAMES ‘JEWS’ FOR HOW ‘THEIR GOVERNMENT’ TREATS PALESTINIANS
A local politician in Mallorca said Jews should be held accountable for supporting a government “that constantly violates the fundamental rights of Palestinians.”
Monday, October 12, 2020 |
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| IHRA ADOPTS WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTIGYPSYISM/ANTI-ROMA DISCRIMINATION
The 34 Member Countries of the IHRA have adopted a non-legally binding working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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| EU JUSTICE MINISTERS FOCUS ON COMBATING ANTISEMITISM AND HATE SPEECH
The Director of the EU Fundamental rights Agency (FRA), Michael O’Flaherty exchanged views with justice ministers from across the EU on combating antisemitism and hate speech.
Monday, October 12, 2020 |
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