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13 SEPTEMBER 2019
The Cable
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Focus Areas
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: We are one people, and we should start acting like it
"If our enemies don't care which synagogue we go to, why should we?" There is a critical need for world Jewry to unite as one Jewish people.
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Canadian Jewish community welcomes appeal in Israeli wine labeling case, to seek intervenor status
The Canadian government has announced that it will appeal the decision in Kattenburg v. Canada, in which the federal court ruled that ‘product of Israel’ labels on wines produced in Israeli settlements is “false, misleading and deceptive.”
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WJC mourns the passing of French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, a leading voice against antisemitism
Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, formerly vice-dean of the College of Cardinals, worked tirelessly to repair the relationship between the Holy See and world Jewry.
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SAJBD calls for an end to xenophobia and for all leaders to speak out
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies deplores the violence, destruction of property and hatred directed against innocent men and women in the streets of Johannesburg.
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UK Islamophobia adviser tells British Jews: ‘Jews and Muslims must stand together on hate’
Imam Qari Asim, the government’s adviser on a definition of Islamophobia, spoke on a panel chaired by Board of Deputies Vice-President Edwin Shuke
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US State Department announces special envoy for Holocaust issues
The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that Cherrie Daniels has been tapped to be its Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues. Daniels served in the Office of the Vice President as special adviser for Europe and Russia, and as a Pearson Foreign Affairs Fellow under former Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
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California government passes 'Mezuzah Bill'
The bill is a watershed moment in supporting Jews who wish to practice their faith openly and safely, and protects Jews from any discriminatory property laws.
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Central Synagogue in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia celebrates 110 years since inauguration
September 9 marks the 110th anniversary of Sofia Central Synagogue, the building that is the spiritual home of the Bulgarian Jewish community in the country’s capital city – and a building that reflects the history of that community, its soaring moments and its tribulations too.
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Slovakia dedicates first new Torah scroll since Holocaust
A Torah scroll was dedicated in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava last week, during the bar mitzvah of the son of the local rabbi, Rabbi Baruch Myers.
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Uncovering the Jewish history of eastern Saudi Arabia
An amateur video was posted on YouTube last month highlighting the history of the arrival of Jews to the Al-Ahsa region, now located in eastern Saudi Arabia. The video has gained significant traction on social media, bringing great attention to the often-overlooked Jewish heritage of this area.
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Video of the Week
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The children born in Bergen-Belsen
2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. After the war, the notorious concentration camp became the largest displaced persons camp in Germany. 2,000 Jewish children were born there; the children of Holocaust survivors who were seeking to rebuild their lives.
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