‘Last survivors must speak out’, says woman who was born in Auschwitz

 ‘Last survivors must speak out’, says woman who was born in Auschwitz

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 09 February 2016

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Campus Pitch Competition: Baruch College students win $5,000 for pitch to broaden Israel conversation on campus

Five student groups were selected from the dozens of participants to pitch their ideas, in joint initiative by World Jewish Congress and Israeli Consulate in New York.

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‘Last survivors must speak out’, says woman who was born in Auschwitz

Angela Orosz weighed just a third of what a normal infant does when she was born in Auschwitz, and only escaped death at the Nazi concentration camp because she was so weak she was „unable to cry”.

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Why were so many Madoff victims Jewish? – Atlantic

09 Feb 2016 The trust people tend to feel toward others in the same ethnic, racial, and political groups makes them easy targets for scammers.  READ MORE »

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Jewish groups blast Ted Nugent for anti-Semitic gun control post – Times of Israel

09 Feb 2016 Rocker and gun rights activist Ted Nugent took flak from Jewish groups on Monday for a Facebook post labeling Jewish politicians with Israeli flags and singling them out for their position on gun control.  READ MORE »

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New Hamas music video celebrates ‘flying bus roof’ – YNet

09 Feb 2016 A new Hamas video shows a burned-out Egged bus, images of terrorists, simulations of terror attacks, and six men singing and dancing in a line.  READ MORE »

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Germany puts two SS men on trial over Auschwitz killings – Agence France Presse

09 Feb 2016 Two former SS men will go on trial this month in Germany. WJC President Ronald Lauder told AFP that „as long as it’s possible to bring any of them to justice, it must be done. There is no statute of limitation for mass murder, and there shouldn’t be.”  READ MORE »

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Ukraine backtracks on Babi Yar plans amid accusations of Holocaust revisionism – Jerusalem Post

09 Feb 2016 “Given the sanctity of the grounds at Babi Yar, any attempt to ‘universalize’ or ‘contextualize’ their suffering and death would constitute an unacceptable distortion of the truth,” said WJC CEO Robert Singer.  READ MORE »

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How Malaysia became one of the most anti-Semitic countries on Earth – Tablet

09 Feb 2016 Blaming Jews for all manner of machinations, crimes, and failures is a normal part of Malaysian politics, even though very few of the country’s citizens have ever laid eyes on a Jew.   READ MORE »

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Three Israeli Arab MKs suspended for meeting with terrorists’ families – JTA

08 Feb 2016 The Knesset Ethics Committee approved the disciplinary move against Haneen Zoabi, Basel Ghatta and Jamal Zahalka — members of the Joint Arab List’s Balad faction — on Monday, i24news reported.  READ MORE »

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Bahraini princess had life-saving surgery in Israel, deputy minister says – Times of Israel

08 Feb 2016 Member of royal family chose Israel over the US, says Likud’s Ayoub Kara; claims he will now meet with officials from Gulf nation.  READ MORE »