EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS- Newsletter 30 April 2021
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EJC MOURNS MOUNT MERON TRAGEDY VICTIMS The European Jewish Congress and all its communities are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the terrible tragedy at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in Israel, where thousands of people had gathered to celebrate Lag Ba’Omer.
Friday, April 30, 2021
Read moreEJC APPLAUDS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION TO CENSURE UNRWA OVER ANTISEMITISM IN ITS TEXTBOOKS The EJC welcomes and applauds the European Parliament’s resolution expressing concern at the “hate speech and violence taught in Palestinian schools” run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Thursday, April 29, 2021
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RADIO SHOW EP. 7 – ROMANIOTES In the last episode of the EJC’s French-language radio show highlighting Europe’s Jewish communities, we showcase the journey of the Jewish community of Greece.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
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AUSTRIA JEWISH COMMUNITY OF VIENNA RECORDS HIGHEST EVER NUMBER OF ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS IN 2020 A total of 585 antisemitic incidents were reported to the Antisemitism Reporting Office of the Jewish Community in Vienna (IKG Wien), constituting a 6.4% rise from 2019.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Read moreBELGIUM BELGIAN JEWS CONDEMN PARLIAMENT REFUSAL TO INCLUDE ANTISEMITISM IN NEW ANTI-RACISM COMMISSION The Coordination Committee of Belgian Jewish Organisations (CCOJB) has spoken out against the refusal by the Brussels Parliament to include antisemitism in the title of the Belgian region’s new Anti-racism Commission.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Read moreFRANCE FRENCH-JEWISH JUDGE RESIGNS IN PROTEST OF SARAH HALIMI RULING Outraged by a high court’s ruling in the Sarah Halimi affair, a French-Jewish judge has quit his post.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Read moreGERMANY SHOTS FIRED AT SYNAGOGUE IN BOCHUM Shots were fired with an air rifle at the synagogue of Bochum in Germany, damaging a window pane of the building.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Read morePOLAND 4TH EXPERT RESIGNS FROM AUSCHWITZ COUNCIL FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT OF HARDLINE FORMER PM Another expert has resigned from the Polish government’s advisory council for the Auschwitz concentration camp, following the appointment of former Prime Minister Beata Szydło to the same body earlier this month.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Read moreRUSSIAN FEDERATION JEWISH COMMUNITY BUILDING IN MOSCOW WAS ATTACKED Unknown assailants set fire to the building of the Jewish community “Shamir” in the Perovo District of Moscow, and painted “Death to Jews” and a swastika.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Read moreTUNISIA ONLY A FAITHFUL FEW MAKE IT AS DJERBA PILGRIMAGE RESUMES AFTER COVID BREAK The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the ancient Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island started without the usual thousands of pilgrims, due to restrictions to stem the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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