Those children who died could have been ours | Op-ed by WJC Vice President Mary
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[[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Countries around the world must unite in battle
against antisemitism
The following statement was presented to the U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on January 8, 2020 during a hearing about how U.S.
foreign policy and the international community can counter the growing threat of
antisemitism around the world.
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[[link removed]]World Jewish Congress saddened by death of legendary actor Kirk Douglas,
recipient of inaugural WJC Teddy Kollek Award
“I am profoundly saddened to hear of the passing of one of my personal heroes,
Kirk Douglas, who in both his private and professional life elegantly embodied
the American Dream of all Jewish immigrants fleeing the Czars and other forms of
oppression in the early 20th century,” WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said.
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[[link removed]]Théo Klein, former Crif president and founder of European Jewish Congress,
passes away at age 99
Klein served as chairman of WJC’s affiliated Representative Council of French
Jewish Institutions (Crif) from 1983 to 1989, during which he pioneered the
organization’s annual dinner, bringing together government officials from across
the political spectrum, including high profile politicians such as the prime
minister and president of the country. This dinner has become one of the most
highly regarded political events in France, for both the Jewish community and
the nation at large.
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[[link removed]]Those children who died could have been ours | Op-ed by WJC Vice President Mary
Kluk
WJC Vice President Mary Kluk, who is also the president of the South African
Board of Jewish Deputies and the Chair of the Africa and Australia Jewish
Congress, wrote, “The responsibility to uphold the memory and enduring lessons
of the Shoah rests with the generations to come. No matter how many times I have
visited various concentration camps, I’m somehow changed by the time I leave.”
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[[link removed]]WJC concerned by recent attacks in Israel
On Thursday morning, 12 soldiers were wounded, one critically, in a suspected
car-ramming on Jerusalem’s David Remez Street near the First Station
entertainment complex, the first of three reported incidents over the course of
the day. The driver was apprehended later Thursday evening, following an
extensive IDF operational and intelligence effort.
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[[link removed]]Clarification regarding the videos presented during the Fifth World Holocaust
Forum | Statement by Yad Vashem
In a statement, Professor Dan Michman of Yad Vashem said, “We apologize for the
unfortunate errors in these short films, which do not represent Yad Vashem’s
approach to the historical issues portrayed. As Israel’s and the Jewish People’s
national memorial and research institution on the Holocaust, we reiterate our
ongoing commitment to historical truth, and to research that stands opposed to
efforts at obfuscation and distortion by the political discourse in various
countries.”
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[[link removed]]Reports indicate alarming rise in antisemitic activity in France and Britain
Of the 1,142 hate crimes recorded in France last year, a staggering 687 (60.2%)
were against Jewish individuals, a near 27% increase from 2018, the Interior
Ministry reported; in the UK., a report published by the British Community
Security Trust (CST) found that antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high.
According to those figures, antisemitic incidents rose 7% from the 1,690
reported incidents in 2018, with violent crimes increasing by 25% and
antisemitic incidents online increased by 82%.
To learn more about the British Community Security Trust’s report on
antisemitism, click here.
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[[link removed]]Scottish ministers announce plans for £500k in security funding for places of
worship
Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell reiterated the government’s commitment to
ensuring that all religious communities are free to practice their religion
safely, saying, “No-one should fear being attacked because of their faith and
particularly in their place of worship.”
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[[link removed]]Cartoonist Carol Isaacs publishes graphic novel remembering Baghdadi Jews
What makes Isaacs’ graphic novel so unique, according to the review in the
London-based Jewish Chronicle, isn’t just the history it records, but the fact
that many of the cities and sites portrayed in the graphic novel no longer
exist. With little to no other option, Isaacs brought her illustrations of the
city to live by speaking extensively to relatives, relying on testimonies and a
book describing the structure of Jewish houses in Baghdad.
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[[link removed]]WATCH | WJC President Ronald S. Lauder visits the Auschwitz memorial site,
together with survivors
Auschwitz will remain forever a brutal reminder of the horrors unleashed through
antisemitism. World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder returned with
Holocaust survivors to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the camp’s 75
liberation early last week.
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[[link removed]]WATCH | The urgent need for Holocaust education
Half of American adults are unaware of basic facts about the Holocaust,
including the number of Jews killed and how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to
power, according to a recently released Pew Research Center study. Education is
critical in the fight against ignorance and misinformation – and specifically
Holocaust denial and distortion.
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[[link removed]]WATCH | Time Off: Jews of Hungary
Hungary is home to the largest Jewish community in Eastern and Central Europe,
and Jewish life in its capital of Budapest is flourishing.
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