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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder applauds Austria EU Minister’s push to remove
antisemitic social media content
"Tik Tok has become a reliable source for videos disseminating antisemitic
content including denial and disgusting mockery of the Holocaust," Lauder said.
"Minister Karoline Edtstadler is making clear that the advancement of messages
that normalize hatred against Jews is not merely offensive, but dangerous."
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[[link removed]]WJC mourns passing of US representative John Lewis
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: "Rep. John Lewis committed his life to the fight
for justice and equality. He led by example, from his commitment to nonviolent
protest to his unflinching belief in our nation’s capacity to become a more
perfect union. Through it all, he understood the importance of building bridges
of empathy between communities."
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[[link removed]]Marking 26 years since the AMIA bombing
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder recorded a special video
message for the LAJC's memorial tribute to the victims of the 1994 attack, in
which he stressed that “we know from history that when hatred targets Jews, the
bombs do not distinguish the religion of the victims and the entire humankind
suffers."
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[[link removed]]Former Nazi guard convicted of 5,232 counts of murder
The World Jewish Congress applauds the decision of the Hamburg juvenile court to
convict the 93-year-old former Nazi guard for accessory to murder during his
time at Stutthof. “A small slice of justice has been served to the victims of
Stutthof and their descendants,” said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder.
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[[link removed]]WJC advocates for human rights at UNHRC 44
Representatives of the World Jewish Congress took the floor of the United
Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva for its 44th session to advocate
for utilizing proper tools to combat hatred and promote ideas of peaceful
coexistence and the rights of minorities, and for an end to the Council’s
anti-Israel bias.
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[[link removed]]WebTalk | The legal implications of the AMIA bombing
Legal adviser to the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) Miguel
Bronfman discusses the ongoing case over the bombing of the 1994 Jewish
community building in Buenos Aires, with WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps member
Vanessa Hites.
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[[link removed]]WebTalk | Hezbollah: A continuing threat
Senior Fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Dr. Emanuele
Ottolenghi speaks with WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps member Gabriel Buznick about
the threat Hezbollah poses to the world.
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Suspect in Halle synagogue shooting goes on trial
The assault is considered one of the worst antisemitic attacks in post-war
Germany. World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder visited the synagogue
soon after the attack in October 2019 and underscored
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Memorial unveiled in Moldova in memory of Jewish victims of Cahul Ghetto
“It is not enough to talk and write about the Holocaust. Our words must be
followed by actions, and our actions must commemorate those who paid with their
lives for the tough lesson taught by the Holocaust,” President of the Jewish
Community of the Republic of Moldova Alexander Bilinkis said at the inauguration
of the monument.
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20 July 1944 | Operation Valkyrie: Plot to assassinate Hitler fails
The assassination attempt failed after a bomb planted by Stauffenberg in a
suitcase near Hitler only lightly wounded the Nazi leader, leading to the arrest
of approximately 7,000 co-conspirators and the execution of 4,980.
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[[link removed]]20 July 1949 | Israel signs armistice agreement with Syria to end War of
Independence
Israel, having increased its territory by about 5,000 square kilometers while
withstanding the invasion of several Arab armies, declared victory. With over
6,000 dead and 15,000 wounded, this was the bloodiest war in Israeli history.
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The French town that aided Jews during WWII and elected a far-right mayor in
2020
During the Holocaust, residents of the town of Moissac, France hid approximately
500 Jewish children from the Nazis. But this year, Moissac elected a new mayor
with a track record of expressing antisemitic sentiments.
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[[link removed]]Stolpersteine: The stumbling stones in memory of Holocaust victims
Each stolpersteine, or stumbling stone, commemorates a victim, or multiple
victims, of the Holocaust outside their last place of residence. Inscribed on
the stones are the names of the victims and the date of their deportation by the
Nazis.
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