European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 16-18 October 2019
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Comunidad Judía
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24 Tishri 5780 – 23 October, 2019
| BRITISH JEWISH LABOUR MP QUITS PARTY OVER ANTISEMITISM
British Jewish MP Dame Louise Ellman has quit the Labour Party, saying in a letter that she is “deeply troubled” by the “growth of antisemitism” in Labour in recent years.
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| HATE CRIMES DOUBLE IN FIVE YEARS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
The number of hate crimes reported to police in England and Wales has more than doubled since 2013, according to government figures.
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| BRITISH TEACHER TELLS CLASS THAT INCLUDES JEWISH CHILDREN SHE WOULD “SHIP THEM OFF TO GAS CHAMBER”
A teacher told a class that included Jewish children that they had “better finish off your work quick, or I’ll ship you all off to the gas chambers.”
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| GERMAN AUTHORITIES TO EXPAND CRACKDOWN ON FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS
Violent right-wing extremists pose a growing threat to German democracy, security officials said, announcing a package of measures to crack down on groups spreading hate.
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| FORMER NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP GUARD TO GO ON TRIAL IN HAMBURG
Bruno Dey, 93, is accused of accessory in the murders of 5,230 prisoners between 1944 and 1945 in the Stutthof [Sztutowo] camp in what is now Poland.
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| THOUSANDS PROTEST IN BERLIN IN WAKE OF HALLE SHOOTING
Several thousand protesters gathered in central Berlin to show solidarity against antisemitism and right-wing violence after a terrorist attack left two dead in Halle.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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| FOOTBALL GAME IN SOFIA HALTED TWICE AS BULGARIAN FANS MAKE NAZI SALUTES AND SHOUT RACIST ABUSE
England’s Football Association called on UEFA to take “very stringent” action after a match against Bulgaria was stopped twice because of racist chants and Nazi salutes from the home supporters.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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| TUNISIA’S NEW PRESIDENT REGARDS ANY TIES WITH ISRAEL AS “HIGH TREASON”
Tunisia’s new president is a hardline opponent of any form of ties with Israel and recently called moves toward relations with the Jewish state “high treason”.
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| NEW UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER ATTENDS FAR-RIGHT RALLY
Ukrainian PM Oleksiy Honcharuk has experienced a groundswell of criticism as photographs of him standing on stage with a stylised swastika draped behind him.
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| NUREMBERG TRIALS RECORDINGS HANDED OVER TO HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL IN PARIS
The Hague International Court of Justice (ICC) handed over hundreds of hours of audio recordings from the Nuremberg trials to the Holocaust Memorial in Paris.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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