WJC News Update – Over 4,000 anti-Semitic expressions recorded in Venezuela in 2013, study finds

2014. május 6 21:06

WJC News Update – Over 4,000 anti-Semitic expressions recorded in Venezuela in 2013, study finds

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 06 May 2014

Over 4,000 anti-Semitic expressions recorded in Venezuela in 2013, study finds

Venezuela’s Jewish community body CAIV presented a new study in which an unusually high number of anti-Semitic incidents in the country is recorded for the year 2013.

Lauder: ‘Tehran’s ban on WhatsApp shows Iranian government is still driven by anti-Semitism’

Ronald S. Lauder condemned Iran for apparently banning the popular WhatsApp messaging application, which is owned by Facebook, reportedly because Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is an „American Zionist.”

Heir of controversial Nazi-era art dealer Gurlitt passes away at 81

06 May 2014 Cornelius Gurlitt, a reclusive German collector whose long-secret hoard of well over 1,000 artworks triggered an international uproar over the fate of art looted by the Nazis, has died. READ MORE »

Cyber anti-Semitism on the rise in Czech Republic – Enca.com

06 May 2014 A new study by Prague’s Jewish community released on Monday registered a significant increase of attacks against Jews on the Internet for the second straight year. READ MORE »

Amid furor over draft, initiatives aim to put haredi men to work – JTA

06 May 2014 The question of how to better integrate a growing haredi population has long dogged Israeli leaders.  READ MORE »

O, Canada! Toronto teen wins International Bible Contest – Jerusalem Post

06 May 2014 Eitan Amos, 18, a student at Yeshivat Or Chaim in Toronto, won first place in Tuesday’s contest, held every year in Israel on Independence Day. READ MORE »