European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 26-28 February 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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6 Adar 5780 – 2 March, 2020
| GREEK JEWISH LEADER DAVID SALTIEL AWARDED WITH MEDAL OF GRAND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
The European Jewish Congress was represented by Raya Kalenova, Executive Vice-President and CEO at a ceremony honouring David Saltiel, President of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) with the medal of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix, by H.E. Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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| BELGIAN MAYOR TWEETS CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT “JEWISH LOBBY”
The mayor of the Belgian city of Kortijk, Vincent Van Quickenborne, a former senator and federal minister, tweeted an antisemitic conspiracy theory in the aftermath of the widely condemned Aalst carnival.
Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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| BELGIAN JEWS CALL FOR PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS CIRCUMCISION RIGHTS
In a statement, the CCOJB noted various current discussions on circumcision rights in the Belgian parliament and called for respecting the rights of religious communities in their diversity.
Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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| BERLIN’S COMMISSIONER TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM URGES MERKEL TO BAN HEZBOLLAH
Berlin’s commissioner to combat antisemitism, Lorenz Korgel, favours a ban in Germany of the entire terrorist organisation Hezbollah.
Thursday, February 27, 2020 |
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| POLISH BERNESE GROUP MAY HAVE TRIED TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF JEWS IN THE HOLOCAUST
New research suggests that Polish diplomats who worked during the Second World War to rescue Jews from Nazi-occupied Europe attempted to save several thousand Jewish people through their efforts.
Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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| SERBIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL CENTRE AT STARO SAJMIŠTE
The Serbian parliament voted in favour of establishing a memorial centre at the Staro Sajmište site to remember those killed at the Nazi concentration camp in occupied Belgrade during World War II.
Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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| SPANISH CARNIVAL TROUPE APOLOGISES OVER HOLOCAUST-THEMED PARADE
A Spanish carnival troupe whose Holocaust-themed parade caused outrage has cancelled its remaining shows.
Thursday, February 27, 2020 |
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| NEW ANTISEMITISM REPORT IN SWITZERLAND: CONSPIRACY THEORIES GAIN GROUND
The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FSCI) and the Foundation against Racism and Antisemitism (GRA) have released their latest report on antisemitic incidents in German-speaking Switzerland. The report notes the troubling rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories online across the country.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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| COUNCIL OF EUROPE ANTI-RACISM COMMISSION RAISES ALARM OVER SITUATION IN EUROPE
Increasing influence of ultra-nationalistic and xenophobic politics across Europe, hate speech setting the tone in social media, rampant antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred according to the Council of Europe’s independent expert body against racism and intolerance.
Thursday, February 27, 2020 |
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