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EJC IN ACTION |
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EJC calls for enhanced community security at special OSCE conference
European Jewish communities will not survive unless their security situations improve, the vice president of the European Jewish Congress said during a conference on the subject in Berlin on June 13.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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EJC meets with new US anti-Semitism envoy
EJC representatives joined a group of key Brussels-based NGO’s at a meeting with the newly-appointed United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, Ira N. Forman, at the US Embassy in Brussels.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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UPDATES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES |
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SWEDEN |
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King of Sweden honours country’s Jewish leader
Lena Posner, the president of Sweden’s Jewish community and an EJC vice-president, has been honoured for her services to the community.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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SWITZERLAND |
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Swiss Jews hold Shabbat for refugees
The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities will focus on the plight of refugees and their integration into host country during part of an interfaith initiative this weekend. Jewish communities will mark the day on Shabbat with churches holding events on Sunday.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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British MP apologises for „bloody Jew” remark
A British MP who was caught on camera branding an Israeli soldier a „bloody Jew” has apologised unreservedly for what he described as his „stupid remark”.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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BULGARIA |
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Bulgarian Jewish leader receives Pushkin Medal
On June 11, 2013 at a gala ceremony in the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sofia, Russian ambassador Yuri Isakov awarded the Medal of Pushkin to Maxim Benvenisti, president of the EJC affiliate, the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria „Shalom”, and to the writer Angel Vagenstein for their contribution to the consolidation and growth of friendship and cooperation with Russia.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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FRANCE |
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Twitter ordered to disclose source of anti-Semitic tweets
A French court has told Twitter that it must provide anti-racist groups with information about the authors of racist tweets. The micro-blogging site had appealed against an earlier order to do so.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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Swastikas, anti-Semitic slogans found in Paris gym
Anti-Semitic slogans and swastikas were found daubed on a gym in the Paris suburbs on Monday.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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French group launches anti-racism mobile application
LICRA, the France-based International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism, has launched a smartphone application designed to speed up the removal of racist graffiti.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Marine Le Pen and the skinhead far-Right
Despite repeated denials by France’s National Front party leader and MEP, Marine Le Pen, links between the party and the Young Revolutionary Nationalists (JNR), implicated in the murder of a student activist earlier this month, remain strong.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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GERMANY |
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Germany anti-Semitism
Germany’s parliament has passed a resolution committing itself to renewed action against anti-Semitism.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest gets makeover
Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat in Bavaria is getting a makeover, with a 17-million euro ($22.5 million) renovation project that will enlarge the historical information center now there.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Volkswagen donates one million euros to Auschwitz centre
German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it is donating one million euros to the Auschwitz International Youth Meeting Centre, an educational site situated next to the World War II Nazi death camp in today’s Poland.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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POLAND |
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Netanyahu unveils new Holocaust exhibit at Auschwitz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled the Jewish state’s new Holocaust display at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. An important feature is a book featuring the names of those murdered.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
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Schneerson books to move to Moscow Jewish museum
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope on Thursday that moving a disputed collection of books owned by a late Russian rabbi to the newly built Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow will put the issue to rest.
Friday, June 14, 2013
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SLOVAKIA |
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Kosice oldest synagogue holds exhibition
The Slovak city of Kosice, the 2013 European Capital of Culture (ECOC), was known for its multiculturalism and wide range of ethnic, social and cultural influences for centuries. This year, it offers a wide range of cultural projects and events, many of them international or inter-cultural.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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NEWS |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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EU says Hezbollah proscription still on the table
The European Union’s Mission to Israel on Wednesday denied claims it had decided not to list Hezbollah as a terror group, saying member states were still holding talks on the matter.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Hamas plans execution of „collaborators”
Hamas intends to execute two Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who were recently convicted of „collaborating” with Israel.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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AMIA investigator warns of Iranian-backed terror networks in Europe
There are „clear signs” that terrorist networks first established by Iran in several South American countries in the 1980s and 1990s are still in place, and there are indications that Iran has similar networks in Europe, the Argentinian prosecutor who investigated the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires told The Times of Israel.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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India turns to Israel for water purification projects
As Indian municipal officials and water engineers search for ways to provide cleaner water to their nation’s 1.2 billion people, they are increasingly turning to Israel, which has solved many of the same problems that India is now experiencing.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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South African Jews slam ANC leader for „insulting behaviour”
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies has slammed a leading African National Congress official’s snub of the country’s Human Rights Commission’s attempt to mediate a complaint that he had insulted Jews.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Jews back Sikh rights in Quebec
The Jewish community of Quebec in Canada is strongly backing Sikh footballers who want to retain their turbans while playing in league-sanctioned games after the regional football association proscribed their religious rights.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Austria begins withdrawal of UN Golan troops
Austria has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Golan Heights after nearly four decades of monitoring a UN buffer zone between Israel and Syria.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Putin slams Iranian threats against Israel
programme but slammed as „unacceptable” its threats against Israel.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Lapid calls for Shabbat public transport
– Education Minister rushed to hospital on return from Poland
– MK’s berated for Knesset behaviour
Friday, June 14, 2013
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– Likud party elections present difficult task for Netanyahu
– Netanyahu wants peace talks without pre-conditions
– Two men arrested for attacking foreigners
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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– Report shows increase in West Bank terror attacks
– Finance minister grilled by Knesset committee over budget
– Tourism to Israel continues to increase
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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