WJC News Update – Julius Meinl elected new head of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

 

Julius Meinl elected new head of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

Delegates at the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress General Assembly in Jerusalem today elected the British-Austrian businessman Julius Meinl, 54, as the organization’s new president.

Religious leaders from Argentina to tour Middle East to promote coexistence

18 Feb 2014 An Argentine delegation of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders is scheduled to arrive in Israel for the first leg of a goodwill tour of the Middle East. Meetings are planned with Israel’s President Peres, Palestinian PM Hamdallah, Jordanian King Adbullah, and Pope Francis. READ MORE »

Cornelius Gurlitt, owner of suspected Nazi art stash, launches website – Los Angeles Times

18 Feb 2014 The German art dealer whose hidden stash of more than 1,000 works of art is believed to include items seized by the Nazis during World War II has created a website that is intended to tell his side of the story. READ MORE »

North Korea crimes evoke Nazi era, says United Nations inquiry – Reuters

18 Feb 2014 North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable to Nazi-era atrocities, UN investigators said on Monday. READ MORE »

Irish-Jewish community has evolved to be part of the social fabric – Irish Times

18 Feb 2014 First Jewish settlers arrived during the reign of William the Conqueror. READ MORE »

Nuclear talks with Iran headed for collision in Austria – USA Today

18 Feb 2014 Iranian and Western negotiators meet Tuesday for a new round of talks over a nuclear program that Iranian leaders are vowing to keep despite a threat from the US Senate of harsh sanctions should the talks fail. READ MORE »

Kerry’s Jewish brother: Attacks on John ‘vile’ – JTA

14 Feb 2014 US Secretary of State John Kerry’s brother took the unusual step of writing an op-ed defending him against accusations by some Israeli politicians of being anti-Semitic. READ MORE »

Israeli government to spend 1 billion shekels a year to keep Diaspora Jews Jewish – Jerusalem Post

14 Feb 2014 The Israeli government will spend NIS 1 billion a year on programming to bolster the identity of Jews living overseas, Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett has told the ‘Jerusalem Post’.  READ MORE »

Go Jews go! / 14 nachas-inducing Judeolympic milestones – Haaretz

14 Feb 2014 Amid the fanfare of Sochi 2014, Haaretz celebrates the top Jewish achievements in the storied 118-year history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games. READ MORE »