EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS- Newsletter 2 February 2021
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Comunidad Judía
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23 Shevat 5781 – 5 February, 2021
LITHUANIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CHAIRWOMAN DEMANDS INVESTIGATION FOR HOLOCAUST DENIAL
Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky reacted to MP Valdas Rakutis’s statement on the Holocaust by demanding the Office of General Prosecutor initiate a pre-trial investigation on Holocaust denial and distortion.
Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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FLORY JAGODA, CHAMPION OF SEPHARDIC MUSIC, PASSES AWAY AT 97
Flory Jagoda, the Bosnian-American composer and interpreter of Ladino songs, passed away on January 29, 2021. She was 97.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY FIRES LECTURER WHO DENIED HOLOCAUST
A prestigious university in Moscow said it would fire a professor who denied the Holocaust on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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MARC CHAGALL’S SYNAGOGUE IN BELARUS IS FOR SALE TO ANYONE WILLING TO RESTORE IT
The remains of the synagogue in Belarus where the family of painter Marc Chagall used to pray are up for sale for anyone willing to restore the building.
Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER’S HOME VANDALISED WITH SWASTIKAS
Multiple swastikas were found spray-painted onto the home of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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JEWISH MAN GIVES €2 MILLION TO FRENCH VILLAGE FOR HIDING FAMILY DURING WWII
A Jewish refugee bequeathed a large part of his fortune to the French village of Chambon-sur-Lignon, whose residents hid much of his family during World War II.
Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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TEENAGE NEO-NAZI IS UK’S YOUNGEST TERROR OFFENDER
The teenage leader of a neo-Nazi group has become the youngest person in the UK to have committed a terrorist offence.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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LOCAL COUNCILLORS MAKE FASCIST SALUTE ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
Three right-wing opposition councilors in the town of Cogoleto near Genoa repeatedly made ‘Roman’ fascist salutes during a session on Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to the town’s mayor,
Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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ABRAHAM TWERSKI, FAMED RABBI AND PSYCHIATRIST, DIES AT AGE 90 OF COVID-19
Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, the scion of multiple Hasidic dynasties, author of more than 60 books, and a physician who became a leading authority on drug treatment and addiction, has passed away.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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DEATH THREAT TARGETING ISRAELI AMBASSADOR FOUND AT SITE OF INDIA EMBASSY BLAST
A death threat was found near the scene of a blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, addressed to Israel’s ambassador, warning he was constantly being watched and could be attacked at any time
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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