Ronald S. Lauder on the crack-down on neo-Nazis in Europe

WJC News Update – Ronald S. Lauder on the crack-down on neo-Nazis in Europe

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 10 October 2013

Ronald S. Lauder on the crack-down on neo-Nazis in Europe

Recent actions against far-right parties are heartening but Europeans could do more to isolate the haters, for example, by not pandering to extremist positions, argues the WJC president.

Shots fired at Yekaterinburg synagogue in Russia – Times of Israel

10 Oct 2013 Shots were fired at the synagogue of Yekaterinburg, the Russian Jewish Congress said, breaking windows but not injuring anyone. READ MORE »

Greek premier refuses to wear kippah at Yad Vashem – Forward

10 Oct 2013 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras cause irritation when he declined to cover his head at a Yad Vashem memorial ceremony. READ MORE »

Polish Righteous Gentile donates memorabilia to Poland’s Jewish museum – JTA

10 Oct 2013 Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, 91, presented his donations to the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. READ MORE »

Ashkenazi Jews trace ancestry to Europe not the Near East – International Business Times

10 Oct 2013 The origin of Ashkenazi Jews mhas remained a controversial topic in archaeogenetics. But a recent study rooted in DNA evidence may shed light on how the closed community migrated and whom they married. READ MORE »

Israel condemns Iran’s selection for senior position on UN committee

09 Oct 2013 Jerusalem has condemned the selection of Iran for a high-level position on a United Nations committee dealing with disarmament and international security issues. READ MORE »