News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 28 May 2013

Greek government fails to agree on stronger measures against extremists

A meeting of leaders of the Greek governing coalition on a reinforced anti-racism bill has ended without agreement.

France: Roger Cukierman elected new president of CRIF

Roger Cukierman was elected on Sunday as new president of CRIF, the umbrella representative body of Jewish organizations in France.

Polish walkway named for savior of Jews – Associated Press

28 May 2013 The late Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jewish children from Holocaust, was honored by the president of Poland with a walkway in the former Warsaw Ghetto. READ MORE »

Holocaust victims’ group files unprecedented suit to reclaim land in Israel – Haaretz

28 May 2013 Israeli company asserts a group of Zionist Jews bought land near Afula from a land development company, but perished in the Holocaust. READ MORE »

OPINION Jay Michaelson: The creeping Jewish fundamentalism in our midst – Forward

28 May 2013 American Jews are actively supporting a demographic trend that threatens the fabric of American Jewish life: the unchecked growth of Jewish fundamentalism READ MORE »

Charges dropped against Greek community leaders – EJC

28 May 2013 Far-right writer Konstantinos Plevris dropped all charges brought against representatives of Greek Jewry and other human rights activists. READ MORE »

Peres, Abbas call for peace at World Economic Forum – JTA

27 May 2013 Israeli President Shimon Peres called for a “future of peace” during his address to the World Economic Forum in Jordan. READ MORE »

Fear of a black Europe: Racism rises on the old continent – CNBC

27 May 2013 Outbreaks of racism are illustrating what activists denounce as a trend of growing intolerance fueled by Europe’s economic crisis. READ MORE »

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 28 May 2013

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