EJC Bi-weekly Newsletter 27-29 June 2018
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| 27-29 June 2018 |
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| ALGEMEINER: CHANGES MAKE POLISH HOLOCAUST LAW ‘LESS OF A DEFEAT’
“This is the first step in a process of greater understanding that places the truth, historical understanding and academic inquiry over politics and populism,” said EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor.
Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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| POLAND MAKES PARTIAL U-TURN ON CONTROVERSIAL HOLOCAUST LAW
Poland’s President has signed a legal amendment to decriminalise the false attribution to Poland and Poles of crimes committed by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, signalling a partial retreat on contentious legislation.
Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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| VOLUNTEERS RESCUE JEWISH HEADSTONES USED TO PAVE STREET IN WESTERN UKRAINE
Volunteers have rescued dozens of Jewish headstones used to pave a street in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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| BERLIN MUSEUM RETURNS NAZI-LOOTED TREASURE TO HEIRS OF JEWISH FAMILY
A Berlin museum said it had formally restituted a 15th century religious wooden sculpture to the heirs of former owners, a Jewish couple who fled the Nazi regime.
Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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| PORTUGUESE TOWN TO OPEN JEWISH HISTORY MUSEUM
The Portuguese town of Moimenta da Beira said it would open a Jewish history museum in one of its oldest and best-known buildings, the Casa de Moimenta, also known as Casa do Carrasco.
Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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| IDF SENDS AID TO SYRIANS FLEEING DARAA IN OVERNIGHT ‘GOOD NEIGHBOR’ OPERATION
Israel transferred several dozen tons of humanitarian aid to refugee encampments in southwestern Syria in an overnight operation.
Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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| BRITAIN’S PRINCE WILLIAM HONOURS HOLOCAUST VICTIMS DURING ISRAEL VISIT
Britain’s Prince William paid tribute to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during a visit to Israel this week.
Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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| ISRAEL’S ‘SAVE A CHILD’S HEART’ GROUP WINS UN POPULATION AWARD
An Israeli organization that provides life-saving heart treatment to children in developing countries has won a prestigious UN award for outstanding contributions to the world’s population.
Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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