WJC President Lauder: ‘There is only one Jewish state in the world and it is our solemn duty to make sure it continues to thrive’

WJC President Lauder: ‘There is only one Jewish state in the world and it is our solemn duty to make sure it continues to thrive’

WJC President Lauder: “There is only one Jewish state in the world and it is our solemn duty to make sure it continues to thrive”World Jewish Congress hosts 70 Jewish leaders from 40 countries for special mission aimed at strengthening Diaspora-Israel relations; In address to MFA’s Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism, Lauder says: We must stand up to anti-Semites and outnumber them

Jewish organizations issue joint letter condemning MEP Ana Gomes’s anti-Semitic remarks„Without effective counter-speech from responsible civil servants and responsible elected officials, Ms. Gomes’s words threaten to become the norm and to open the floodgates for other forms of hate speech (including against Muslims and others),” says the letter.

After 26 years, Argentine government joins ceremony to commemorate terrorist attack on Israeli embassy – JTAFriday’s ceremony also was held for the first time at the country’s human rights center rather than the site of the bombing.

Board of Deputies CEO: How Brexit could affect the Jewish community Gillian Merron writes in Times of Israel: „A successful Brexit will mean the Government taking in to account the needs of all parts of UK society, including the Jewish community. Brexit certainly entails challenges for British Jews, but the right policy decisions and trade deals could offer significant opportunities as well.” READ MORE »

Greeks delve back into Thessaloniki’s Jewish heritage – Times of IsraelMayor instigates annual commemoration for city’s 50,000 Jews, nearly all of whom were deported and killed in Nazi death camps. READ MORE »

Anti-BDS activist to be tried for ‘intimidation’ in Spain – JTAThe Committee for Solidarity with the Arab Cause, which receives funding from several municipalities in Spain, filed the criminal lawsuit against Angel Mas of the ACOM group last month, he told JTA. READ MORE »

Virtual museum on Jewish-Canadian Holocaust refugees opens – Canadian Jewish NewsThe varying experiences of desperate European Jews who made their way to Canada between 1933 and 1955 are highlighted in a new online resource produced by the Montreal Holocaust Museum (MHM). READ MORE »

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