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July 09, 2020
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World Jewish Congress welcomes IHRA members’ strong condemnation of
rehabilitation of Nazi collaborators
“Historical truth and accuracy needs to be safeguarded for the sake of future
generations. Any efforts to distort or deny the true facts of the Holocaust,
including the rehabilitation or even glorification of Nazi collaborators, is
extremely dangerous as it opens the way to all kinds of racist and xenophobic
movements,” said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder.
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[[link removed]]WebTalk | Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls for Srebrenica
Genocide Remembrance Day
Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović joined the WJC as part of its
ongoing WebTalk series on 7 July, for a discussion focused on contemporary and
recent human rights abuses in Europe, including the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide.
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[[link removed]]The Srebrenica Genocide: A survivor's family story
On 11 July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces entered Srebrenica, a UN safe haven area
where Bosnian Muslims had taken refuge and executed approximately 8,000 men and
boys over the course of a few days. Adisada Dudić Hoque, a survivor of the
Srebrenica Genocide, recounts the harrowing experiences she and her family
faced.
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[[link removed]]Business as usual: Croatia’s denial of Ustaša crimes
The WJC has taken a leading role in publicly exposing the WWII-era crimes of the
Ustaša movement in Croatia, and outlining the dangers of the resurging fascist
allegiance in Croatia. The WJC’s widespread campaign urging Croatia to cease
glorification of the Ustaša has gained notable traction in certain areas of the
Balkans - but in Croatia, its omission from mainstream media remains glaring.
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[[link removed]]Remembering Albert Memmi, a giant of intellectual Jewish thought in France
Albert Memmi, who passed away on 22 May, was born to a Jewish family in Tunis in
1920. At the core of his life’s work lay an existential question on the nature
of Judaism itself: What does it mean to be a Jew, and what place does Judaism
hold in one’s identity?
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CIJA denounces antisemitic and anti-Israel chants at Toronto-area protest
At a rally last weekend in Mississauga, Ontario, protesters chanted “the Jews
are our dogs” in Arabic, among other derogatory slogans. Barbara Bank, chair of
CIJA Toronto: “Hate directed at Jews and other communities has a toxic impact on
our city, province and country. Hatred that starts with words all too often ends
in violence."
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[[link removed]]Australian Jewish community welcomes federal security grants
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Peter Wertheim: “The sad reality is
that at the present time, the Jewish community in particular faces elevated
security risks, stemming from contemporary mutations of racial and religious
hatred.”
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NOA Project | Channeling the power of Jewish culture in Barcelona
The Barcelona-based Mozaika initiative initially began as a Jewish magazine that
aimed to popularize and preserve Jewish culture and history. It has since
expanded to become a Jewish cultural organization focused on bringing together
people of different faiths and backgrounds to break down barriers and combat
xenophobic hatred.
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Israelis make breakthrough in detection of COVID-19
Israeli researchers are developing a new coronavirus testing kit that can detect
the virus based on vapors in the nose. The test can successfully diagnose
patients who are asymptomatic.
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Exodus 1947: “The ship that launched a nation”
Although the Haganah-organized mission was one of dozens of failed attempts at
Jewish immigration during the decades of British control of the territory, Exodus 1947 would become an international symbol of the need for Jewish sovereignty.
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Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide
The Srebrenica Genocide is widely considered the most horrific atrocity in
Europe since the Holocaust. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia has sentenced 47 individuals for their crimes.
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[[link removed]]The Yiddish poetry of Rukhl (Rachel) Fishman
From Philadelphia and LA to Israel, Rukhl Fishman was a poet who celebrated the
Yiddish language with each page she wrote. Writing in Yiddish in the early years
of the State of Israel, she remains a beloved poet to this day.
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