Fear in Donetsk: flyers call on Ukrainian Jews to register with pro-Russian separatists

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 17 April 2014

Fear in Donetsk: flyers call on Ukrainian Jews to register with pro-Russian separatists

Armed men handed out a leaflet calling on Jews to register their religion and property with the interim pro-Russian government or face deportation and loss of citizenship.

World Jewish Congress expresses shock and outrage at deadly shootings in Kansas City

The World Jewish Congress-United States (WJC-US) expressed shock and outrage at the heinous attack on the two Jewish community centers in Kansas City that took place on Sunday.

Will My People Come? – Mida

17 Apr 2014 Is Israel about to experience a new wave of Aliyah? An examination of the various factors affecting Jewish communities around the world leads to just such a conclusion. READ MORE »

The monument that paints a false picture of WWII – Times of Israel

17 Apr 2014 Hungary to build monument that paints a false picture of WWII – despite Jewish community’s rejection READ MORE »

Marionville Mayor: I agree with Frazier Miller’s beliefs, not behaviors – KSPR

17 Apr 2014 Frazier Glenn Miller, charged with killing three at two Jewish centers in Kansas, hails from Marionville, Missouri. The town’s new mayor, Daniel Clevenger, says he agrees with Miller on a few things. READ MORE »