80 years young: The next generation of the World Jewish Congress lays out its mission

80 years young: The next generation of the World Jewish Congress lays out its mission

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 08 August 2016
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Small blog wjc video 80 years young: The next generation of the World Jewish Congress lays out its missionFive amazing people. One essential quest. Explained in 90 seconds. Please watch, understand, and share.
Small blog wallenbergstamp Holocaust savior Wallenberg executed in Soviet jail, former KGB chief’s diaries saySwedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who courageously saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to the German death camps, was executed in a Soviet prison, according to the diaries of Ivan Serov, a former director of the Soviet spy agency KGB.
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Small blog mideast israel boycott scare Canadian Jewish groups condemn Green Party for supporting Israeli boycott policy – CBC08 Aug 2016 The Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs condemned the Canadian Green Party’s decision to endorse an anti-Israel resolution.  READ MORE »
Small blog showimage  2 Jordan reportedly turns away Jewish visitors with religious garb – Jerusalem Post08 Aug 2016 Israeli travelers seeking to visit the revered Tomb of Aaron site in Jordan were reportedly turned away from the Hashemite Kingdom last weekend for bearing symbols of the Jewish religion.  READ MORE »
Small blog auschwitz showers At Auschwitz-Birkenau, controversial sprinklers again make an appearance – JTA08 Aug 2016 Shower-like misters are back at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, one year after similar cooling devices were removed after an outcry.  READ MORE »
Small blog f121118ma04 635x357 Ex-Shin Bet chief: World ‘hideously naive’ about widespread diversion of aid to fund Hamas – Times of Israel08 Aug 2016 Avi Dichter says misuse of charity moneys runs much wider than World Vision’s tens of millions, claims ‘almost 100 percent’ of UN refugee workers in Gaza are Hamas members.  READ MORE »
Small blog 202 amar Spain naturalizes 220 Sephardim, including Jerusalem’s chief rabbi – JTA08 Aug 2016 The Sephardic chief rabbi of Jerusalem, Shlomo Amar, was among the latest group of recipients of the Spanish nationality under that country’s law of return for descendants of Sephardic Jews.  READ MORE »
Small blog 5224 Israel protests after Lebanese athletes refuse to share Olympic bus – Guardian08 Aug 2016 Israeli Olympians criticized the Lebanese delegation for an altercation over transport to the opening ceremony, saying it went against the spirit of the Games.   READ MORE »