European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 9 March 2021
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Comunidad Judía
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27 Adar 5781 – 11 March, 2021
| FLEMISH TOWN ERECTS MONUMENT HONOURING LATVIAN SS
A monument has been erected in a Flemish town in memory of Nazi fighters belonging to the Latvian Legion.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
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| HALLE’S RESTAURANT RESCUED FROM BANKRUPTCY BY JEWISH STUDENTS
The Turkish kebab restaurant in the city of Halle attacked by a neo-Nazi gunman following an attempted massacre at a nearby synagogue has been saved from bankruptcy, thanks to a fundraising campaign led by the Jewish community.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
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| THEATRE DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN STÜCKL AWARDED WITH BUBER ROSENZWEIG MEDAL
Theatre Director Christian Stückl been awarded with the Buber Rosenzweig Medal. In his laudation, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich paid tribute to the role of Stückl’s Oberammergau Passion Play, directed by Stück in fostering Jewish-Christian relations.
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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| SWISS JEWS REGRET ADOPTION OF BAN ON FULL FACIAL COVERINGS
The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FCSI) and the Platform for Liberal Jews in Switzerland (PLJS) expressed regret at the adoption of a popular initiative to ban full face coverings.
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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| UK BILL TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PUNISH HUSBANDS WHO REFUSE TO GRANT GET
Changes to a UK bill on domestic abuse make it easier to punish Jewish husbands who refuse to grant a get, or a religious divorce.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
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| EDITH BRUCK NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY PRIZE
The latest book by Hungarian-Italian poet and Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck, has been nominated for the Strega Prize, the most prestigious Italian literary award.
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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| ROOF COLLAPSES ON DILAPIDATED 18TH-CENTURY FORMER SYNAGOGUE IN UKRAINE
Large parts of the roof of a centuries-old crumbling former synagogue in Ukraine have collapsed.
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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| EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS HELP CLEAN ISRAEL’S SHORELINE FOLLOWING OIL SPILL
Following the environmental disaster that saw large parts of Israel’s shorelines contaminated by unprecedented amounts of tar washed up from the sea, the European Union (EU) has joined the effort to clean the country’s beaches.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
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| POPE SENDS “WARM GREETINGS” TO RIVLIN DURING FLIGHT OVER ISRAEL TO IRAQ
Pope Francis sent a message of warm greetings to President Reuven Rivlin as he flew over Israeli airspace on his way to a historic visit to Iraq.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
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