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WJC welcomes measure to combat racism and antisemitism

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:06:21 +0000

The World Jewish Congress has applauded the Council of the European Union’s adoption of measures to combat racism and antisemitism. The measures, officially known as “Conclusions,” make the fight against antisemitism a priority of Europe’s executive branch. France holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union until June 2022. WJC has worked closely […]

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President Rivlin meets WJC President Lauder

J-Wire Newsdesk — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 02:23:36 +0000

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has met Israeli President Reuven Rivlinprivately in New York to thank him for his many years of dedicated service to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

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The family is growing

J-Wire — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:24:16 +0000

The Governing Board and Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress held a zoom with 190 participants during which a new community was added to to the WJC. Sydney-based Robert Goot is Chairman of the WJC Credentials Committee and moved the admission of the Jewish Council of the Emirates, the representative organisation of the Jewish […]

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WJC applauds Vatican’s opening of World War II archives

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 04:28:28 +0000

As the Vatican prepares to unseal millions of pages representing the WWII archives of Pope Pius XII tomorrow, the World Jewish Congress celebrates a step forward in the transparency of that era’s history.

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60 headstones desecrated in Jewish cemetery in Slovakia

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:46:24 +0000

The World Jewish Congress has condemned the desecration of 60 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in the northern town of Namestovo, on the border with Poland.

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Move to ban circumcision in Sweden

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 01:41:55 +0000

The World Jewish Congress stands with our affiliated community in Sweden, the Jewish Central Council, in condemning the decision at the Swedish Centre Party conference to progress a ban on circumcision of boys for non-medical purposes, and supports the need for dialogue with the party on this topic.

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Intermarriage a second Holocaust: The WJC responds

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:46:35 +0000

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has responded to remarks by Israel’s Education Minister Rafi Peretz likening intermarriage to a ‘second Holocaust’.

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Dutch railways planning to compensate Holocaust survivors and relatives

J-Wire Newsdesk — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:28:15 +0000

The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the intention of the Dutch national railway Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), to offer financial compensation to the survivors and relatives of Holocaust victims who were transported via Dutch rail to Nazi concentrations camps during World War II.

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The fight against antisemitism becomes a priority for the Dutch

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:34:52 +0000

The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the decision of the Government of the Netherlands to allocate three million Euros to fighting antisemitism, a matter which has now been added to the list of national priorities for the first time.

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World Jewish Congress delegation arrives in San Diego to mourn with local community

J-Wire Newsdesk — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 22:11:14 +0000

A World Jewish Congress delegation has arrived in San Diego to stand in solidarity with the local Jewish community in the wake of the horrific shooting at the Chabad congregation of Poway that claimed the life of Lori Gilbert Kaye and wounded three others.

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