European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 26 May 2021
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Comunidad Judía
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16 Sivan 5781 – 27 May, 2021
| DR. MOSHE KANTOR RE-ELECTED AS CHAIR OF THE WJC POLICY COUNCIL
European Jewish Congress President Dr. Moshe Kantor has been re-elected as Chair of the Policy Council of the World Jewish Congress.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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| ADDRESS BY DR MOSHE KANTOR AT THE 16TH WJC PLENARY ASSEMBLY
Watch the address by EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor at the 16th Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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| ITALIAN JEWS MOBILISE IN SUPPORT OF “LITTLE EITAN”
The Italian Jewish community is mobilising in support of Eitan Biran, an Israeli boy who is the sole survivor of the Mottalone cable car tragedy.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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| ITALIAN POLICE SEIZE WEAPONS, NAZI FLAGS FROM FAR-RIGHT GROUP
Italian police said they found weapons, Nazi flags and pictures of dictator Benito Mussolini in the homes of the members of a white supremacist movement who were trying to build a new fascist party.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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| INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE “JEWISH CROSSROADS: BETWEEN ITALY AND EASTERN EUROPE”
The Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Italy and the Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are organising an the international conference Jewish Crossroads: Between Italy and Eastern Europe.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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| FRENCH, CANADIAN, ISRAELI, UN OFFICIALS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR SARAH HALIMI
Leaders and officials from France, Canada, Israel and the United Nations held a special digital rally demanding justice for Sarah Halimi.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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| MAN ASSAULTED ON AUSTRIAN TRAIN FOR CALLING OUT HOLOCAUST DENIAL
A 32 year-old man was assaulted on an Austrian train for calling out two men who were loudly denying the Holocaust.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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| BERLIN POLICE ANTISEMITISM COMMISSIONER: “JEW-HATRED HAS LONG BEEN UNDERESTIMATED”
Jew-hatred has long been massively underestimated in Germany, according to the antisemitism commissioner of the Berlin police.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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| POLICE INVESTIGATING ATTACKS ON JEWISH BUSINESS, SYNAGOGUE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Police in the city of Derry are investigating an attack on a Jewish-owned business as a hate crime.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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| MULTIPLE ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND ACROSS USA
At least four cases of intimidation or assault against Jews have been reported in the United States in a few days, in a continuation of what many fear is one of the country’s worst spate in years of antisemitic violence.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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| BIDEN CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON U.S. JEWISH COMMUNITY AS ANTISEMITISM RISES IN U.S.
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke out strongly against the rising number of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. during and following the recent conflict between Israel and Gaza. Such attacks should be halted, he said.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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