European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 17-19 October 2018

Former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) Jo Wagerman has passed away. She was the first woman to be elected president of the BoD and was also strongly involved in the EJC in its earliest years.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Religious hate crimes have surged by 40 per cent in England and Wales, according to figures released by the UK government. The rise is thought to be “largely driven by improvements in police recording.”

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

A Jewish woman whose family has endured months of antisemitic intimidation in Belgium said a man pointed a gun at her outside her home.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

French authorities suspended their insistence on special labelling for West Bank products following a lawsuit alleging that the practice is discriminatory.

Friday, October 19, 2018

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is trying to expel a regional lawmaker who posed in front of wine bottles featuring pictures of Adolf Hitler.

Friday, October 19, 2018

The Dutch Foreign Ministry has apologised to the family of a diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, but was punished for his actions because they involved issuing unauthorised visas.

Friday, October 19, 2018

The ADL has called on Twitter to ban Louis Farrakhan, a notorious antisemite and leader of the Nation of Islam group, after he posted a video in which he appeared to compare Jews to termites.

Thursday, October 18, 2018

The European Union condemned rocket fire from Gaza into Israel after a rocket launched from Gaza struck a house in the Israeli city of Be’er Sheva.

Thursday, October 18, 2018