European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 23 July 2021
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Comunidad Judía
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18 Av 5781 – 27 July, 2021
| THE VEL D’HIV ROUNDUP
The EJC released a video on social media commemorating the 79th anniversary of the 1942 Roundup of Vel d’Hiv, the largest deportation of Jews from France during the Holocaust.
Friday, July 16, 2021 |
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| ANGER AS FRENCH PROTESTERS COMPARE VACCINES TO NAZI HORRORS
A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. French Jewish umbrella organisation Crif, officials and anti-racism groups joined the 94-year-old in expressing indignation.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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| NEW RUSSIAN LAW BANS BOOK COVERS WITH NAZI SYMBOLS
A new law in Russia is cracking down on book covers with Nazi symbols, mandating bookstores to remove offending history books from their shelves.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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| MONTENEGRIN PM KRIVOKAPIĆ MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić met with the President of the Jewish Community in Montenegro, Ms. Nina Ofner Bokan.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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| “JEWS ARE BEHIND THE PANDEMIC” CHANTED AT ANTI-VACCINE PROTEST IN POLAND
An anti-vaccine protest that took place in Glogow, Poland, blamed Jews as being responsible for the start of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the website Notes from Poland.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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| MOROCCAN JEWS SEND WARM EID-AL-ADHA WISHES
On the occasion of the holiday of Eid-El-Adha, the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco (CCJM) sent warm wishes to Muslims in Morocco and across the world.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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| LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS PUBLISH ONLINE “JUDENKARTE” OF JEWISH SITES
Activists in Austria published a so-called “Judenkarte” on the internet, on which addresses of Jewish institutions in Vienna could be found and marked with a yellow Star of David.
Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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| HEMDAT ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE FLOURISHES WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT
The Hemdat Israel Synagogue located in the Kadiköy neighbourhood of Istanbul is uncovering the footsteps of history with a wonderful project.
Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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| TRUDEAU SAYS CANADA TO SPEND $5M TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY AT JEWISH INSTITUTIONS
Amid an unprecedented number of antisemitic incidents in Canada, the government is set to spend more than $5 million to shore up the security of the nation’s Jewish community institutions.
Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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| U.S. SEIZES ARTIFACTS LOOTED FROM WWII EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH COMMUNITIES
Investigators have seized historic artifacts stolen from Eastern European Jewish communities during World War II that were set to be auctioned in the United States, federal officials said.
Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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| TOKYO OLYMPICS CEREMONY DIRECTOR SACKED FOR HOLOCAUST JOKE
The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has fired a director in charge of the opening ceremony after a video was circulated online of him making jokes about the Holocaust.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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