European Jewish Congress-Newsletter 4-8 November 2019
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EVENTS & MEETINGS
MOSHE KANTOR ADDRESSES ANNUAL BOD DINNER EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor addressed the annual dinner of the Board of Deputies of British Jews in London in the presence of distinguished members of the British Jewish community, Presidents of European Jewish communities, parliamentarians, ambassadors and representatives of different faiths.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Read moreEJC HOLDS EXECUTIVE MEETING IN LONDON The Executive Committee of the EJC held a meeting in London on November 5th, 2019.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Read moreNEWS FROM COMMUNITIES
UNITED KINGDOM JEWISH CHRONICLE PLEADS WITH UK TO BOYCOTT CORBYN AT GENERAL ELECTION The Jewish Chronicle has written a front page addressed to ‘fellow British Citizens’ urging them not to vote for Jeremy Corbyn at the December 12 election.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Read moreLABOUR CANDIDATE STEPS DOWN AFTER COMPARING ISRAEL TO “AN ABUSED CHILD WHO BECOMES AN ABUSIVE ADULT” Kate Ramsden, who had been standing in Aberdeenshire for the Labour Party, withdrew for “personal reasons” after being put under investigation for her blogpost comparing Israel to an ”abusive adult”.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Read moreITALY ITALIAN HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR UNDER GUARD AMID DEATH THREATS Liliana Segre, an Italian Senator and an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, has been assigned police guards for protection after receiving hundreds of threats on social media.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Read moreSWEDEN ANTISEMITIC HATE CRIMES IN SWEDEN RISE BY 53 PER CENT TO ALL TIME HIGH The number of antisemitic hate crimes recorded in Sweden rose to a record high last year, jumping 53 percent over the 2016 figures, government statistics show.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Read moreBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOSNIAN JEWS AND MUSLIMS RECALL LESSON IN TOLERANCE Bosnia’s Jews and Muslims marked the bicentenary of the rescue of a dozen Jews from an Ottoman-era governor’s jail, saying their liberation by Sarajevo Muslims is a great example of co-existence at a time of rising global sectarian hatred.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Read moreGREECE DAVID SALTIEL HONOURED BY ITALY The President of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, David Saltiel, received the honour of Ufficiale dell’ Ordine della Stella d’ Italia – Officer of the Order of the Italian Star.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Read moreGERMANY KIPPA-WEARING MAN ATTACKED AT GERMAN FITNESS STUDIO Police are investigating a possible antisemitic attack in a fitness studio in the German city of Freiburg, where a man shouting “Free Palestine!” threatened and insulted a Jewish man before spitting on his kippah and throwing it in the rubbish.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Read moreNEWS & VIEWS
IRAN ANNOUNCES MORE VIOLATIONS OF NUCLEAR DEAL WITH NEW CENTRIFUGES The head of Iran’s nuclear programme announced that Tehran was working on a prototype centrifuge that is 50 times faster than those allowed under the nuclear deal.
Monday, November 4, 2019
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