EJC Bi-Weekly Newsletter December 2017
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| JOINT STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS AND THE LITHUANIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY
The EJC and the LJC encourage further respectful discussion on the topic of the tragedy of Lithuanian Jews during the Holocaust in order to allow for the restoration of historical justice.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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| EJC PRESIDENT KANTOR RECEIVES HIGHEST AWARD OF THE FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF RUSSIA
The highest award of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, the Fiddler on the Roof, has been attributed to Dr. Moshe Kantor for his philanthropic activities and especially for making possible this year’s March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Dr. Kantor, who is president of the European Jewish Congress, was named philanthropist of the year.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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| RALLY IN MALMÖ CALLS FOR DEATH TO JEWS
Antisemitic attacks and protests have been taking place across Sweden since Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but Jews in the Scandinavian country say they have been under attack for years.
Thursday, December 21, 2017 |
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| GREEK ONLINE PUBLICATION USES ANTISEMITIC TROPES AGAINST COMMUNITY LEADER
The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, the country’s EJC affiliate, has condemned a series of insults, containing fierce racist and antisemitic references, launched against the president of the Athens Jewish community, Minos Moissis, by the web edition of the newspaper MAKELEIO.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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| BULGARIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHANUKAH CEREMONY AT SOFIA SYNAGOGUE
The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Roumen Radev, and other politicians joined the Jewish congregation of Sofia for its Chanukah celebration at the city’s Great Synagogue on Sunday evening. As a relatively new President, this was Radev’s first participation in the main Chanukah ceremony.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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| SENIOR BRITISH MP SLAMS TWITTER BOSS FOR FAILURE TO REMOVE ANTISEMITIC TWEETS
A senior British Labour MP has criticised Twitter’s vice president Sinead McSweeney for failing to remove vile antisemitic and abusive tweets.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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| POPE WRITES INTRODUCTION TO BOOK ON NAZI EXPERIMENTS ON JEWS
Pope Francis condemned the Holocaust and the medical experiments conducted by Nazi doctors on Jewish concentration camp inmates.
Thursday, December 21, 2017 |
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| AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR “FULLY RESPECTS” ISRAEL’S DECISION TO BOYCOTT FAR-RIGHT MINISTERS
New Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday that he respects Israel’s decision to boycott Austria’s newly appointed far-right ministers over concerns for their party’s antisemitic roots.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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