Lauder: ‘Mein Kampf should be left in poison cabinet of history’

 Lauder: ‘Mein Kampf should be left in poison cabinet of history’

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 08 January 2016

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Lauder: ‘Mein Kampf should be left in poison cabinet of history’

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said an annotated edition of Hitler’s book ‘Mein Kampf’, due to hit German bookstores this Friday, was unnecessary.

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WJC Ralph Goldman Award offering unique training to two promising young leaders

Suitable candidates from Jewish communities may participate in this program by sending their CV, a letter of motivation from them, and a letter of recommendation from the community president or senior professional officer.

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Report: Tel Aviv gunman killed in exchange of fire at Umm el-Fahm mosque – Jerusalem Post

08 Jan 2016 Nashat Milhem has been Israel’s most wanted fugitive since last Friday, when he shot dead two people and wounded seven others in one of Tel Aviv’s busiest thoroughfares.  READ MORE »

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H&M sparks fury for selling ‘offensive’ striped scarf which looks like Jewish prayer shawl – Daily Mail

08 Jan 2016 High-street retailer H&M has come under fire for selling a striped scarf which looks remarkably similar to a traditional Jewish garment used for prayer.  READ MORE »

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£13,000: It’s expensive to live a Jewish life in Britain – Daily Telegraph

08 Jan 2016 Adhering to a Jewish lifestyle in the UK adds a substantial amount to the cost of living when the price of religious necessities such as kosher food and synagogue membership are tallied up.  READ MORE »

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Report: Adelson offered to pay one billion dollars for Iron Dome batteries for Israel – Jerusalem Post

07 Jan 2016 Nevada Senator Harry Reid, then the Senate majority leader, reportedly called President Obama shortly after Congress passed a funding bill for the Iron Dome and relayed Adelson’s offer – “so committed was he to safeguarding the Jewish state “ – to finance the batteries.  READ MORE »

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Israeli bus driver praised for ignoring calls to remove Arab man – Times of Israel

07 Jan 2016 Ruti Tehrani, 54, was driving the 129 bus from Tel Aviv to Petah Tikva on Tuesday when passengers began complaining about an elderly Arab man who started talking to himself in Arabic shortly after they passed Dizengoff Center, not far from where last week’s deadly shooting took place.   READ MORE »