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May 15, 2020

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“Never Again Education Act” to provide critical support for Holocaust education
in the United States

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: “Antisemitism is an insidious force in our
country, as well as globally, and our elected officials have a responsibility to
ensure that future generations understand the horrors of the Holocaust to
prevent it from ever happening again. This legislation is a tremendous step
forward toward prioritizing and standardizing Holocaust.”

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[[link removed]]Germany sees increases in antisemitic conspiracy theories linked to COVID-19

Dr. Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and WJC
Vice President, rebuked the perpetrators of these antisemitic conspiracy
theories and imagery, saying, “demonstrating against the current measures with
symbols reminiscent of the Holocaust is tasteless and mocks the victims of the
Shoah. Everyone who marches with noble motives should be aware of that.”

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[[link removed]]Under new French law, social media companies obliged to remove hateful content

Representative Council of Jews of France President and WJC Vice President
Francis Kalifat welcomed the passage of the legislation, describing it as “an
important step and step forward in the fight against online hatred...hate on the
Internet is a scourge that should not be overlooked.”

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[[link removed]]Webtalks | Fighting antisemitism in the age of COVID-19

U.S. Department of State’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Elan Carr discusses with Chaya Singer, member of the WJC Jewish Diplomatic
Corps, how the U.S. government is continuing to remain vigilant against hate
during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[[link removed]]Webtalks | Why we must define antisemitism

Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson on Combating
Anti-Semitism & AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs, explains in a
conversation with WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps member Zack Silverberg, why it is
crucial for national governments to adopt a standardized definition of
antisemitism.

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[[link removed]]WJC condemns May 16 Sarajevo Mass honoring members of murderous, Nazi-allied
Ustasha forces

“The fact that the Croatian parliament is sponsoring such a contemptible display
under the banner of honoring the memory of those who gave their lives for
Croatian freedom is a slap in the face to all the innocent victims of the
Ustasha."

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It is still not enough | Interview with Commissioner for Jewish Life and the
fight against Antisemitism Felix Klein

In an interview with Weser-Kurier, Germany’s Commissioner for Jewish Life and
the Fight against Antisemitism Felix Klein called on the Bremen municipality to
reconsider and appoint a local commissioner tasked with overseeing efforts to
combat antisemitism and promoting Jewish life.

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[[link removed]]Antisemitic incidents reach four-decade high in United States

The report found a 6% increase in antisemitic harassment incidents and a total
of 171 incidents involving Israel or Zionism. Several of the incidents involving
Israel came from a white supremacist group known as Patriot Front, who on at
least five occasions protested “Zionist influence” outside of pro-Israel
organizations. There were over 230 incidents targeting synagogues or Jewish
community centers overall, including the attack at a Chabad in Poway,
California, which left one dead.

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France’s Jewish community prepares for ease of coronavirus restrictions

“What we are very worried about is the economic crisis that is going to follow
the health crisis. We expect that a lot more people are going to need the help
of Jewish institutions,” Robert Ejnes the executive director of the
Representative Council of Jews of France. “For this reason, Jewish organizations
are working on increasing their fundraising.”

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[[link removed]]UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges religious leaders to challenge hate

In a video meeting, UN Secretary General said religious leaders can play “a
pivotal role” in their communities and “deliver solutions to not only address
the pandemic, but to recover better (and) promote non-violence and reject
xenophobia, racism and all forms of intolerance.”

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[[link removed]]Martin Wenick dies at 80 of COVID-19 complications

He was the former executive director of the National Council for Soviet Jewry.

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[[link removed]]SAJBD launches R9-million fund for food aid countrywide | SA Jewish Report

“We understood that people in our country were going to face a lot of hardship,”
said Wendy Kahn, the national director of the WJC-affiliated South African
Jewish Board of Deputies. “We understood it was time to coordinate an outreach
initiative.”

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[[link removed]]Conservative movement allows live-streaming on Shabbat and holidays during
pandemic | Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Noting the “unprecedented time” brought on by the virus, the movement’s Jewish
law authorities voted Wednesday to allow livestreaming with a number of caveats,
including that the equipment be set up in advance or that a timer be used to
avoid the active use of electricity on Shabbat and holidays.

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WJC to take part in IHRA workshop on Holocaust distortion, amid urgent need for
action

The 18 May workshop is an initiative of the Global Task Force Against Holocaust
Denial and Distortion.

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[[link removed]]WATCH | Indelible: The daughters of Holocaust survivors in the photography of
Debbie Morag

Israeli photographer Debbie Morag was born in the Bergen-Belsen Displaced
Persons camp. Her photographs of the daughters of Auschwitz survivors testify
that the memory of the Holocaust never leaves them.

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‘Day of Prayer’ sees humanity united in the fight against Covid-19 | Vatican
News

Among those known to be adhereing to the 'Day of Prayer for Humanity' are the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Center for Interreligious Dialogue in Iran, the
Islam Adyan Foundation, the World Jewish Congress, the Institute of Jainology,
the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the World Council of Churches, as
well as Buddhist representatives, and Hindu spiritual leaders.

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The SS and the Vatican | Op-ed by Shimon Samuels in the Jerusalem Post

What will Pope Pius XII's archives disclose about the Vatican’s relationship
with an SS officer?

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[[link removed]]Kafka, Kafka Everywhere | Op-ed by Bailey Trela in Tablet Magazine

The outsourcing of authoritarian mechanisms to private entities fits neatly into
Kafka’s universe, where a nebulous alliance exists between the hidden hydra of
the state and the various minor clerks, landlords, and businessmen that oppress
his characters, as though the absurdities of economic oppression were privileged
in some fundamental way—as though profiteering itself partook of the same
rarefied psychology that engenders Kafka’s plots.

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WATCH | Jewish youth of Europe

Antisemitism may be on the rise, but young Jewish Europeans have shown
themselves to be resilient against it - and they want their voices to be heard.
One group of young European Jews are working to guarantee a strong Jewish future
in Europe.

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[[link removed]]WATCH | The daring Israeli mission to bring Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to
justice

60 years ago, on May 11, 1960, Adolf Eichmann, one of the major Nazi organizers
of the Holocaust, was kidnapped from Argentina in a daring Mossad mission. It
was fifteen years after the Holocaust. This time around, Eichmann didn't escape
justice. He was brought to Israel – and made to stand trial for his crimes.

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