EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS NEWSLETTER
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Comunidad Judía
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8 Tishri 5782 – 14 September, 2021
| WGAS WEBINAR : DEALING WITH ANTISEMITIC CONTENT IN PALESTINIAN SCHOOLBOOKS
The European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) held a meeting with Henrike Trautmann, Head of Unit and Acting Director for the Southern Neighbourhood at the European Commission’s DG NEAR on dealing with antisemitic content in Palestinian schoolbooks.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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| AHEAD OF GERMAN ELECTIONS, 60 JEWISH ORGANISATIONS WARN AGAINST AFD
The Central Council of Jews in Germany, the European Jewish Congress and numerous other Jewish organisations have issued a joint appeal against voting for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the upcoming German elections.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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| SLOVAKIA APOLOGISES FOR WWII ANTI-JEWISH LAWS
Slovakia’s government apologised for anti-Jewish legislation passed by the country’s fascist regime during World War II which excluded Jews from virtually all aspects of economic and public life.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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| VILNIUS JEWISH CEMETERY PLAQUE DEFACED WITH SWASTIKA
A swastika was painted on a plaque of the old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius Piramontas, as reported by the Lithuanian Jewish Community.
Friday, September 10, 2021 |
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| SECOND VANDAL ATTACK AT JEWISH CEMETERY OF IOANNINA IN A MONTH
Following the second vandalised grave at the Jewish cemetery in Ioannina in a month, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) called on the local authorities to take all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of sacred sites.
Friday, September 10, 2021 |
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| PRE-HOLOCAUST JEWISH COMMUNAL RECORDS SAVED FROM THE AUCTION BLOCK
Seven rare ledgers from the 19th and 20th centuries containing records of pre-Holocaust Jewish communal life in what is now Hungary have been removed from public auction and jointly purchased by the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives (HJMA), along with the National Library of Israel (NLI).
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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| A SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT CULTURAL TREASURES OF JEWISH ITALY
Y-TAL-YA Books guarantees – as never before – the protection, conservation and access to the cultural treasures of Jewish Italy by using specially developed technology.
Friday, September 10, 2021 |
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| ITALY WILL BOYCOTT THE DURBAN IV CONFERENCE
According to diplomatic sources, Italy will not participate in the next World Conference Against Racism Durban IV, which will take place in September in New York, in line with other Western countries.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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| CYPRUS, NEW ZEALAND TO BOYCOTT DURBAN IV CONFERENCE DUE TO ANTISEMITIC STANCE
Cyprus and New Zealand will not take part in this month’s event marking 20 years since the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, which was marked with antisemitism and anti-Israel statements.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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| GLOBAL JEWISH POPULATION NUMBERS 15.2 MILLION
Ahead of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, new statistics published by the Jewish Agency showed that there are 15.2 million Jews in the world, up from 15.1 million last year.
Monday, September 6, 2021 |
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