WJC News Updates – Lauder thanks Trump for critical message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

2018. január 26 22:52

WJC News Updates – Lauder thanks Trump for critical message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

 
 

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 26 January 2018
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Small blog rsl photo Lauder thanks Trump for critical message on International Holocaust Remembrance DayLauder said: “I am grateful to President Trump for reminding the American people and the world yet again that the memory of the Holocaust is a critical part of our national consciousness, and to First Lady Melania’s encouragement to demonstrate our ‘shared humanity’ and commitment to ensuring that these atrocities are never repeated.”
Small blog kraft IN PICTURES | More than a million people join World Jewish Congress to say: #WeRememberThe World Jewish Congress has reached hundreds of millions of people with the largest Holocaust Commemoration event in the world.
Small blog guterres UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres joins World Jewish Congress ‘We Remember’ campaignMore than 1.2 million people have taken part in the World Jewish Congress’ social media initiative since it launched on January 8, including US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, heads of state from around the world, sports teams including Chelsea FC players and owner Roman Abramovich, Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft, bishops, imams, celebrities, and more.
Small blog matthias m ller ceo and hans dieter p tsch chairman of the supervisory board of vw German corporations that worked with Nazis join World Jewish Congress’ Holocaust commemorationWJC President Ronald S. Lauder called it “a powerful statement” by the top executives of the three companies, adding: “It is particularly meaningful to us that the CEOs of German companies that employed slave laborers during the Nazi era are taking their historic responsibility seriously and are acknowledging the crimes of their predecessors.”
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Small blog horthy Hungary cancels celebration of Nazi collaborator following World Jewish Congress, community protest25 Jan 2018 In letter to Hungarian PM Orban, WJC President Lauder writes: ““It is inconceivable to us that a senior Hungarian political leader would represent your government in celebrating a Nazi-collaborator, and one of the darkest figures of Hungary’s past.”     READ MORE »
Small blog neo nazis WJC condemns neo-Nazi activities in Poland: ‘Polish government must stand firm in resolve to crack down on anti-Semitism’ 22 Jan 2018 “This and all other manifestations of hatred must be treated with the utmost seriousness and punitive action where applicable. We know all too well the horrors that can arise if we let these actions go unfettered.”   READ MORE »