European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 22-24 April 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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3 Iyyar 5780 – 27 April, 2020
| JEWS, SERBS AND ROMA JOIN JASENOVAC COMMEMORATION
Jews, Serbs and Roma joined top Croatian officials for the first time in 4 years in commemorating the victims of the notorious Jasenovac concentration camp, warning that more needs to be done to curb right-wing sentiments in the country.
Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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| CRIF PRESIDENT FRANCIS KALIFAT WRITES OPEN LETTER TO ZOOM EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT ZOOMBOMBING
CRIF President Francis Kalifat addressed an open letter to the Director of Zoom France to express concerns about the growing phenomenon of Zoombombing.
Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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| FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE TURKISH JEWISH COMMUNITY YAKUP BAROUH SUCCUMBS TO COVID-19
Turkish Jewish leader Yakup Barouh has succumbed to the coronavirus. He was 75 years old. May his memory be a blessing.
Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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| TOP OFFICIALS IN LITHUANIA AND ISRAEL PAY TRIBUTE TO VILNA GAON ON 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
Top officials and Jewish leaders in Lithuania and Israel marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon with public gestures of remembrance.
Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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| JEWISH ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE GHRIBA CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba on the island of Djerba, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event usually gathers thousands of pilgrims from around the world.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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| FIREBOMBING DAMAGES JCC AND SYNAGOGUE IN UKRAINE
A firebombing slightly damaged a Jewish community center the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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| UK CHIEF RABBI WELCOMES SIR KEIR STARMER’S COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM
UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has welcomed the commitment of new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to root out antisemitism in the party.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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| YISRAEL MEIR LAU: RETURNING TO AN EMPTY, DESOLATE AUSCHWITZ
“Even now, many years after the darkest time in our people’s history – as I walk upon the safe ground of the State of Israel, my body convulses as I look upon the horrifying image that encapsulates these dark times – the gate at the entrance to the Auschwitz extermination camp,” writes former Chief Rabbi of Israel and Holocaust survivor Yisrael Meir Lau.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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| TWO-THIRDS OF US JEWS SAY THEY ARE LESS SAFE THAN A YEAR AGO, ADL FINDS
Two-thirds of US Jews believe they are less safe today than they were a decade ago, according to a new survey published by the Anti-Defamation League.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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| YOUNG ISRAELIS HOLD MEMORIAL CEREMONIES OUTSIDE CARE HOMES FOR SHOAH SURVIVORS
On Yom HaShoah, memorial ceremonies were held in the city of Ashdod by the city’s young in front of nursing homes where Holocaust survivors reside.
Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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