British bankers helped Nazis to sell looted Czechoslovak gold in 1939

WJC News Update – British bankers helped Nazis to sell looted Czechoslovak gold in 1939

 

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 02 August 2013

British state bankers helped Nazis to sell looted Czechoslovak gold in 1939

The Bank of England helped in the sale of gold stolen by Nazis after the invasion of Czechoslovakia just months before the outbreak of World War II.

Israel’s President Shimon Peres turns 90 today – BBC News

02 Aug 2013 The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was born in Poland on 2 August 1923. READ MORE »

Messi and Barca come to pass their way to peace – Jewish Chronicle

02 Aug 2013 A boost for relations between Israel and the Palestinians will be received in the shape of a visit by the illustrious FC Barcelona soccer team to Israel this weekend. READ MORE »

Israel to retain 85 percent of settlement blocs, Kerry reportedly says – YNet

02 Aug 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry estimated in conversations with Congressmen that Israel will retain 85 percent of the settlement blocs in a future peace deal, ‘Yedioth Ahronoth’ reports.  READ MORE »

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in Israel charged with spying for Iran – Reuters

02 Aug 2013 A member of a fringe ultra-Orthodox Jewish group in Israel was charged in a Jerusalem court on Thursday with trying to spy for Iran. READ MORE »

Turkey’s Jewish community hosts iftar dinner at public shelter – World Bulletin

02 Aug 2013 Representatives from various religious communities in Turkey, as well as the mayor and governor of Istanbul, attended fast-breaking dinner at a public shelter for the elderly and those in need of care in Istanbul. READ MORE »

A pilgrimage to the home of ‘the Portuguese Schindler’ – Haaretz

02 Aug 2013 Aristides de Sousa Mendes saved the lives of an estimated 10,000 Jews in World War II, and Eric Moed is determined to shine a light on his actions. READ MORE »