Anti-Semitism in Australia at high levels, report reveals

2013. november 27 18:57

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 27 November 2013

Anti-Semitism in Australia at high levels, report reveals

Racist incidents targeting Jews rose 21 percent in the last year and are the second highest on record, says the Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s annual ‘Report on Anti-Semitism in Australia’.

World Jewish Congress mourns passing of Guiora Esrubilsky z”l

27 Nov 2013 WJC Vice-President Guiora Esrubilsky, the head of Maccabi World Union, passed away in Miami on Wednesday at the age of 66. READ MORE »

Tug-of-war erupts over planned return of Jewish archives to Iraq – Reuters

27 Nov 2013 Jewish books and documents found by US soldiers in the flooded headquarters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and sent to the US for restoration have touched off a dispute between Baghdad and Iraqi Jews who fled the country. READ MORE »

Struggling Holocaust survivors in Israel say government must do more – JTA

26 Nov 2013 A report this year by the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel found that a majority of Israel’s 192,000 survivors are struggling economically.  READ MORE »

Argentina presents proposal to Iran on AMIA bombing inquiry – Buenos Aires Herald

26 Nov 2013 Argentine and Iranian officials held bilateral talks last week in Zurich to “negotiate the terms” of the memorandum of understanding, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman revealed. READ MORE »

French Jewish immigration to Israel up 49 percent – JTA

26 Nov 2013 Jewish immigration from France to Israel sharply rose in the first nine months of 2013, compared to last year.  READ MORE »

German university says mea culpa for revocation of Jewish sociologist’s doctor title during Nazi era

25 Nov 2013 Heidelberg University Rector Bernhard Eitel sent apology to former NY state Senator Franz Leichter whose mother’s doctoral title was revoked in 1939. READ MORE »