Netanyahu calls Rouhani a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

WJC News Update – Netanyahu calls Rouhani a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

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

At UN, Netanyahu calls Rouhani a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

Israel will act alone, if necessary, to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Prime Minister Netanyahu told the General Assembly of the United Nations in a speech which focused on the threat posed by Tehran.

New York City area’s Jewish population rises – Wall Street Journal

02 Oct 2013 The New York City metro area’s rising Jewish population, the nation’s largest at nearly 1.1 million, is being fueled by two different groups: nonobservant Jews and an Orthodox community that is rapidly growing. READ MORE »

World must battle racism every day, Lapid tells Budapest anti-Semitism summit – Jerusalem Post

02 Oct 2013 The world can never cease its fight for justice and against racism, Israel’s finance minister said at a conference on Jewish Life and anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe. READ MORE »

Holocaust historian Israel Gutman dies in Jerusalem – BBC News

02 Oct 2013 Prominent Holocaust historian Israel Gutman has died in Jerusalem, at the age of 90. READ MORE »

German Jewish leader Charlotte Knobloch honored in New York

02 Oct 2013 The Holocaust survivor and former head of the German Jewish community received the Distinguished Humanitarian Award of the Bnai Zion Foundation for her lifetime achievements. READ MORE »