EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS- Newsletter 26 March 2021
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EJC PRESIDENT KANTOR CONGRATULATES GREECE ON 200 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor congratulated the Hellenic Republic ahead of the 200th anniversary of its independence on March 25th 2021.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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GREECE KIS PRESIDENT MARKS GREEK BICENTENNIAL “We celebrate 200 years of fights for Freedom, 200 years of Civilization, 200 years of defending high values and ideals for all Humanity,” said KIS President David Saltiel on his message on the bicentennial anniversary of Greece’s independence.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Read moreGERMANY GERMANY MOVES TO EASE CITIZENSHIP FOR NAZI VICTIMS’ RELATIVES The German government agreed to a draft law to naturalise some descendants of Nazi victims who had previously been denied citizenship.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Read moreGERMANY FUNDS VACCINATION DRIVE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS The German government is providing €11.5 million to get Holocaust survivors to COVID-19 vaccination locations around the world.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Read moreFRANCE STRASBOURG CITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM The City Council of Strasbourg voted against adopting the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, despite a surge antisemitic incidents in the city over the last year.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Read moreLYON SCIENCES PO STUDENT UNION DEMANDS “EXCLUSION” OF LICRA FROM ANTISEMITISM WEEK A student union at Sciences Po in Lyon is demanding that Licra be “excluded” from the national week of education and action against racism and antisemitism.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Read moreSWITZERLAND SWISS JEWISH COMMUNITY PARTNERS UP WITH ARMY CHAPLAINCY The Federation of Swiss Jewish Communities (SIG/FSCI) has partnered up with the Army Chaplaincy of the Swiss Army (Armeeseelsorge) in the field of pastoral care and training.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
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DOUG EMHOFF HOSTS THE WHITE HOUSE’S FIRST ONLINE PASSOVER SEDER US Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, hosted the White House’s first-ever online Passover seder, two nights before the holiday formally begins.
Friday, March 26, 2021
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ISRAEL RANKS 11TH IN WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT Israel has been ranked as the 11th happiest nation in the world in the latest World Happiness Report, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Read moreISRAELI CATHOLIC DENTIST OFFERS FREE CARE TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS For the past six years, Dr. Maher Haddad has volunteered with Yad Ezer L’Haver three times a week, providing free dental care at the Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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