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EJC IN ACTION |
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Moshe Kantor recognized as One of the World?s Most Influential Jews
Dr. Moshe Kantor, the President of the European Jewish Congress, was named one of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the World by The Jerusalem Post for the fourth consecutive year.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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UPDATES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES |
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SPAIN |
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Israeli chief rabbi visits historic Spanish synagogue
Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi Shlomo Amar visited last week the historic 600 year-old synagogue in the Castillian town of Lorca in central Spain.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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Dead Sea Scrolls expert dies
A Jewish archeologist and historian who became a Catholic priest before reconverting to Judaism and was the world’s leading authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls has died in London.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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FRANCE |
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French city marks Jewish chocolate connection
The city of Bayonne in south-western France has marked its annual chocolate festival by remembering the significant role played by Jews from Spain and Portugal in popularizing the product in Europe.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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GERMANY |
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80 years ago burning books, then people
On May 10, 1933, books were burned in public squares next to universities across Germany as works by more than 400 authors were described „unbefitting the spirit of German genius”.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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GREECE |
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Greek PM delays hate speech bill
A proposed hate-speech law has not yet been deposited in parliament for public consultation after the prime minister’s office said a number of its provisions could „potentially cause problems”.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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HUNGARY |
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Hungarian Jewish community ousts president
A general meeting of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ), an EJC affiliate, on Sunday recalled president Peter Feldmajer and gave managing director Gusztav Zoltai a vote of confidence.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Three men convicted for anti-Semitic attack in Budapest
A Budapest court has handed down prison sentences of two and three years to three men who verbally abused visitors to the World Jewish Congress General Assembly held last weekend in the city.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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POLAND |
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Ancient Krakow Synagogue to Become a Disco
A synagogue in Krakow in the center of the the Polish city’s Jewish Quarter is going to become a discotheque, according to a Sunday story in the Ma’ariv daily.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Warsaw to mark great synagogue destruction with replica
A miniature replica of the Great Synagogue of Warsaw will be installed on the site of the original, almost 70 years to the day after the Nazis levelled it, an architect for the project said Sunday.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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NEWS |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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Canada deports Palestinian hijacker
A Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an alias, the immigration minister said Monday.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Iran looking to progress on nuclear talks
Iran expects progress will be made in talks this week with the United Nations’ atomic agency, the country’s nuclear envoy said on Monday.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Iran to chair UN disarmament conference
Iran will preside over this month’s session of a UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, despite longstanding accusations the Islamic Republic has a secret nuclear weapons program and has helped provide weapons to terrorists.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Yellow Pages for Indian Jews
A Jewish community spread over a vast sub-continent is to be united by a Yellow Pages directory.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Johan Cruyff lists family victims at Yad Vashem
The legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff has listed family members who were victims of the Nazis at the Holocaust archive at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood holds anti-Israel rally
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood staged an anti-Israel rally in Cairo on Friday, the first such protest by the main backers of President Mohammed Morsi since they rose to prominence in the wake of the country’s 2011 uprising.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Government delays east Jerusalem building project
– Prime Minister’s expenses skyrocket
– IDF will halt phosphorus use
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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– Hawking boycotts but Palestinians are regulars
– Report: Al-Dura killing was staged
– Yachimovich meets Abbas
Monday, May 13, 2013
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