European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 17-19 June 2020
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EVENT AND MEETING
UPCOMING WEBINAR : “AN ACCELERATED PUSH TO TACKLE ANTISEMITISM: THE DOUBLE GERMAN PRESIDENCY” The European Jewish Congress, as Secretariat and Advisor to the European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism, together with B’nai B’rith International invites you to a discussion on how Germany plans to prioritise the fight against antisemitism during its upcoming double presidency at the Council of the European Union and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Friday, June 19, 2020
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GERMANY GERMAN JEWS WELCOME LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE AGAINST RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM The Central Council of Jews in Germany, the country’s EJC affiliate, has welcomed the adoption by the German Federal Parliament of a legislative package to combat right-wing extremism, antisemitism and hate crime.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Read moreGERMAN TRAIN STATION MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO JEWS DEPORTED TO THEIR DEATH Nearly 80 years after the last train sent Jews to almost certain death from the main railway station in Wurzburg, a memorial to those who perished was dedicated in the German city.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Read morePOLAND POLISH JEWS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR ANTISEMITISM CAMPAIGNER TARGETED BY FAR RIGHT The Jewish community in Warsaw declared its support for a vocal watchdog that fights antisemitism and racism in Poland following a series of attacks on its work in recent weeks by far-right political figures.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Read morePOLISH TV WARNS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE “WOULD GIVE IN TO JEWS” ON SHOAH RESTITUTION A report by the state broadcaster in Poland has warned that a leading presidential candidate would pay Holocaust restitution money to satisfy Jewish claims.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Read moreFRANCE FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BLOCKS LARGE PORTION OF ONLINE HATE SPEECH LAW France’s top court scrapped multiple provisions of an anti-hate speech law on the grounds that it violated the constitution.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Read moreBELGIUM TWO-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE FOR ANTISEMITIC DEATH THREATS AGAINST BRUSSELS LEGISLATOR A Belgian court sentenced a person to two years in prison and an 800 Euro fine for posting antisemitic death threats against a Brussels regional legislator.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Read morePORTUGAL PORTUGAL FINALLY RECOGNISES CONSUL WHO SAVED THOUSANDS FROM HOLOCAUST Portugal finally granted official recognition to its “disobedient diplomat”, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, that saved thousands Jews from the Holocaust by issuing them visas. Portuguese parliament decided a monument in the National Pantheon should bear his name.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Read moreAUSTRIA NEW DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF AUSTRIAN JEWRY The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) has published a demographic study of the Jewish community in Austria.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Read moreNEWS & VIEWS
TIKTOK RIFE WITH RACIST, ANTISEMITIC CONTENT AIMED AT CHILDREN – STUDY Far-right extremists have found a new social media platform to spread hateful content online, taking to the relatively new TikTok platform, which is primarily used by children, a new study revealed.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
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