European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 22-24 March 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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1 Nisan 5780 – 26 March, 2020
| CCOJB PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
In a short video message, Yohan Benizri, President of the Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations sent a message of support to the community amid the coronavirus crisis.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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| MIREILLE KNOLL REMEMBERED ON TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH
Jewish groups around the world marked the two-year anniversary of the murder of Mireille Knoll — an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was stabbed and burned to death by two intruders in her Paris apartment.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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| DR. JOSEF SCHUSTER MAKES APPEAL FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND SOLIDARITY
The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Dr. Josef Schuster, has made an urgent appeal for responsibility and solidarity to Germany’s Jewish communities with regard to the coronavirus.
Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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| UCEI TO LAUNCH SUPPORT HOTLINE FOR THOSE IN NEED
The Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) is preparing to launch a support hotline for those in need at the time of the coronavirus emergency.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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| LAJOS ERDÉLYI, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WHO PIONEERED DOCUMENTATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES IN ROMANIA, DIES AT 90
Lajos Erdélyi, a Holocaust survivor from Transylvania who as a journalist and photographer was a pioneer in the post-Holocaust documentation of Jewish cemeteries in Romania, passed away aged 90. May his memory be a blessing.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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| BOD CONCERNED THAT CORONAVIRUS BILL WILL VIOLATE JEWISH BURIAL RIGHTS
The Board of Deputies of British Jews expressed concern about a proposed bill granting the government emergency powers to fight the coronavirus, fearing it will interfere with traditional Jewish laws mandating burials of the deceased.
Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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| ONLINE BAR-MITZVAH ATTRACTS WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE
Demonstrating that Jewish life will continue during the coronavirus crisis, the first livestreamed Bar-Mitzvah was held in the UK.
Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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| HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS FACE CORONAVIRUS WITH GRIT AND HUMOUR
Holocaust survivors are bracing for the ongoing pandemic current global pandemic. As Boomers, meeting the challenge of life in the time of coronavirus with signature, tenacity and humour.
Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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| EUJS LAUNCHES COMMUNITY CHALLENGE TO HELP THOSE MOST AFFECTED IN THE COMMUNITY
The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) has launched an online community project to help those most affected in the community by the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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| HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR IS FIRST CORONAVIRUS DEATH IN ISRAEL
Srie Even, a Holocaust survivor, is the first reported fatality in Israel from COVID-19. May his memory be a blessing.
Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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