US Congressman Engel to become new chair of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians

2013. november 28 16:13

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 28 November 2013

US Congressman Engel to become new chair of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians

Representative Eliot Engel will be appointed as new head of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians, an initiative of the World Jewish Congress, at the meeting in Washington, DC next week.

WJC welcomes German parties’ pledge compensation for ghetto laborers

Two months after the German general elections, Germany’s two main parties reached an agreement to form the government which includes a commitment that Jewish ghetto laborers under the Nazis will receive compensation.

Italian Euro lawmaker denounces colleagues for joining celebrations of Palestinian prisoner release

28 Nov 2013 An Italian member of the European Parliament denounced the participation of some of his colleagues in the homecoming reception in Ramallah for 26 Palestinian prisoners in October. READ MORE »

Polish judges accept review of kosher slaughter ban

28 Nov 2013 Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has accepted to consider an application by the Union of Jewish Communities, the umbrella body of Polish Jewry, over the recent ban on kosher slaughter. READ MORE »

French Jews too afraid to put kids in public school – Times of Israel

27 Nov 2013 Most French Jewish parents enroll their children in private schools because of anti-Semitism, French Jewish community leader Roger Cukierman said at a conference in Brussels. READ MORE »

Elie Wiesel awarded Israel’s highest civilian honor – JSpace

27 Nov 2013 Elie Wiesel received Israel’s highest civilian honor yesterday, taking home the Medal of Distinction at a ceremony in New York. READ MORE »