EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS- Newsletter 27-29 November 2019
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Comunidad Judía
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4 Kislev 5780 – 2 December, 2019
GERMANY UPS FIGHT AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet passed new measures aimed at helping fight far-right extremism and antisemitism following the attack on the synagogue of Halle.
Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY SAYS BRITISH JEWS FEEL REAL FEAR
The archbishop of Canterbury has said that an unusual electoral intervention by Britain’s chief rabbi should alert the country to the unease felt by many Jews.
Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
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PLOT TO FORM NEW NAZI PARTY FOILED BY ITALIAN POLICE
Italian police said that they uncovered a plot to form a new Nazi party and seized a cache of weapons during searches across the country.
Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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FORMER FLORENCE RABBI POSTHUMOUSLY HONOURED FOR SAVING JEWS IN SHOAH
A posthumous award was granted in Jerusalem Nathan Cassuto, former Chief Rabbi of Florence, who was a leader of the city’s Jewish-Christian underground network during the Holocaust.
Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
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MALMÖ INVESTS MILLIONS TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM
The Swedish city of Malmö, plagued by antisemitism in recent years, has finally decided to allocate funds to fight the phenomenon after an outcry from the local Jewish community.
Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
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FRENCH COMEDIAN DIEUDONNE RECEIVES 9,000 EURO FINE FOR ANTISEMITIC SONG
French comedian Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala was ordered to pay a 9,000 euro fine by a court for antisemitism.
Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
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HUNGARIAN BORN ARTIST DAN REISINGER DIES AT THE AGE OF 85
Hungarian-Israeli artist Dan Reisinger passed away at the age of 85. He was the first graphic designer to receive the Israel Prize in 1988.
Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
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SWASTIKAS PAINTED ON BRUSSELS TOWN HALL
Three swastikas have been painted on the town hall of the Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.
Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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EJC IS NOW ON INSTAGRAM
EJC has launched a new Instagram account, @eurojewcong.
Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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BOLIVIA RENEWS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
Bolivian Foreign Minister Karen Longaric announced the renewal of diplomatic relations with Israel for the first time in a decade.
Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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