WJC News Updates – Hamas’ March of Return: Know the Facts

2018. április 6 01:57

WJC News Updates – Hamas’ March of Return: Know the Facts

 

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 05 April 2018
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Newsletter focus cover2 Hamas’ March of Return: Know the FactsOver the past several days, a great deal of misinformation has been spread in the press and on social media about. The World Jewish Congress is aware that events in Israel and the Palestinian territories have a real, and often detrimental impact on Jewish communities. As such, we have prepared a report to ensure that you have all of the facts and full picture.
Newsletter focus rsl consul World Jewish Congress holds memorial for Holocaust survivor murdered in ParisWJC President Ronald S. Lauder ‘We must continue to sound the alarm until we put a stop to this terrifying rise of anti-Semitism’
Newsletter focus bulgarian fm Bulgarian foreign ministry hosts Balkan Jewish leaders for special Passover dinnerIn a message conveyed to the participants by a World Jewish Congress representative, WJC CEO Robert Singer expressed the organization’s deep gratitude for the strong friendship shown by the Bulgarian government, and its efforts to combat anti-Semitism and commemorate the Holocaust.
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Small blog soccer An exhibit on soccer during the Holocaust is on display at one of Buenos Aires’ biggest stadiums – JTA03 Apr 2018 “It Wasn’t a Game” (or “No Fue un Juego”) opened last week at the River Plate museum in the team’s stadium building complex here, and will remain on view through May 15, a month before the start of the World Cup, soccer’s premier international tournament.   READ MORE »