World Jewish Congress urges Texas university to bar extremist from speaking on campus

World Jewish Congress urges Texas university to bar extremist from speaking on campus

World Jewish Congress newsletter

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 28 November 2016
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Small blog fire Ronald S. Lauder praises countries for helping Israel to fight fire blazesThe head of the World Jewish Congress expressed concern about the wild fires currently raging in Israel and thanked the many countries who supported Israel’s fight against the fires.
Small blog altright World Jewish Congress urges Texas university to bar extremistWJC President Ronald S. Lauder called on Texas A&M University to insist on the cancelation of an event with Richard Spencer, a leader of the so-called ‘alt-right’ movement in the United States, on its campus.
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Small blog 067e81375f31494ea7a9d8867ff1904e 0 big German court backs Auschwitz guard’s conviction – Associated Press28 Nov 2016 A German federal court has rejected former Auschwitz death camp guard Oskar Gröning’s appeal against his conviction for being an accessory to murder.  READ MORE »
Small blog castro Cuba’s Jews survived Fidel Castro’s rule — now they face life without him – JTA28 Nov 2016 Fidel Castro died Saturday at age 90. The former Cuban strongman was a controversial figure – a socialist hero to some, a heartless dictator to many others.  READ MORE »
Small blog wildfires haifa Two dozen arrested in Israel over suspected arson28 Nov 2016 More than 20 people were detained by Israel Police in recent days in connection with wildfires that swept across central and northern Israel last week and which could have been started by arsonists.   READ MORE »
Small blog karim kassem 635x357 Egyptian TV star reveals he’s Jewish – Times of Israel28 Nov 2016 Karim Kassem, whose father is Muslim but whose mother was Jewish, said he discovered his heritage when he was a boy, by accident.  READ MORE »
Small blog 0341dd1a00000514 3976536 image a 1 1480280623552 Cambridge University accused of cover-up after alleged anti-Semitic attack – Daily Mail28 Nov 2016 Jewish students at a prestigious English college have accused university bosses of failing to take the incident seriously after two men were disciplined but cleared of anti-Semitism.  READ MORE »
Small blog larrynlarry Only 35 Jews survived from a 2,000-year-old Greek community – Times of Israel25 Nov 2016 A new film from co-producer and director duo Lawrence Russo and Larry Confino documents the WWII decimation of the Jews of Kastoria  READ MORE »
Small blog 2013trondheim World Jewish Congress urges Norwegian government to oppose city’s Israel boycott25 Nov 2016 WJC CEO Robert Singer: „To Jews around the world, calls for a boycott of Jewish businesses resonate in a special way”   READ MORE »