WJC News Update – Gurlitt art trove bigger than previously thought

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 11 February 2014

Gurlitt art trove bigger than previously thought

The existence of 60 art works, including a Monet, Picasso and Renoir, in the Salzburg house of Cornelius Gurlitt was revealed on Tuesday.

Bill targeting Israel boycott bounces back in New York State – and nationally – Forward

11 Feb 2014 Just days after a coalition of unions, civil libertarians and academic groups cheered its demise, a bill targeting academic boycotts of Israel has returned to New York’s state legislature – and similar measures are now popping up in other statehouses and the US Congress.  READ MORE »

Abraham Foxman retiring from ADL – JTA

11 Feb 2014 Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, and one of the longest-serving and highest-profile American Jewish organizational leaders, is retiring from his post. READ MORE »

British lawmaker apologizes for Gaza-Holocaust comparison – Jewish Chronicle

11 Feb 2014 A British MP has apologized after she appeared to compare the situation in Gaza to the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust. READ MORE »

Sochi boasts religious accommodation for Jewish athletes – Jerusalem Post

11 Feb 2014 Soft sand and turquoise beaches make Sochi a lovely holiday destination, but this coastal Russian city is less than ideal for providing religious services to large numbers of Jewish visitors. READ MORE »

Matthew Cohen / Charles Freilich: Breakdown and possible restart: Turkish–Israeli relations under the AKP – IJFA

10 Feb 2014 After the 2002 rise to power of Prime Minister Erdogan’s AKP, Turkey’s relations with Israel underwent a sharp downturn on the diplomatic and military, though not economic, levels. This was the AKP’s intention from the beginning. READ MORE »

Report: Germany to improve pensions for former Jewish ghetto laborers

10 Feb 2014 Germany’s Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs is planning to amend legislation which would allow thousands of Jews who worked in ghettos during World War II to draw a better pension. READ MORE »