View this message in a browser [[link removed]]



[[link removed]]
November 25, 2020



[[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]





World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes designation of Tony
Blinken as U.S. Secretary of State

Commenting on the announcement, Lauder said, “President-elect Biden has selected
a man of profound integrity, unflinching moral clarity, and deep command of the
complex challenges facing our nation on the global stage. He particularly
understands the poison of antisemitism and will fight it with determination and
focus.” Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]Blinken highlights stepfather's Holocaust rescue in secretary of state
acceptance speech

During his remarks, Blinken recounted that when his stepfather was saved by an
African-American GI, his stepfather, “got down on his knees and said the only
three words that he knew in English that his mother taught him before the war,
'God bless America.'" Watch Now..
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]World Jewish Congress and Vatican reaffirm friendship during forum between
Jewish and Catholic officials

Speaking on the warming of relations between Jews and Catholics, and the spirit
of positivity resulting from the onset of dialogue between the two faiths
forty-five years ago, Cardinal Koch offered that “It is my impression that in
these years, many old prejudices and enmities have been overcome, reconciliation
and cooperation have been developed, and personal friendship has been deepened." Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]WJC convenes Special Envoys & Coordinators Combating Antisemitism

The forum exchanging the best practices to confront and reduce antisemitism was
co-chaired by European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism
Katharina von Schnurbein and WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]Play to highlight three Jewish mothers' letters from Thessaloniki ghetto |
Cyprus Mail

The unique dance and theatre piece is coming to Pallas Theatre in Cyprus based
on the book Don’t Forget Me . The book is a collection of around 50 letters sent by three Jewish mothers
from within the ghetto of Thessaloniki to their sons, who were hiding in Athens
during the Second World War. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]Middle East spotlight: Jewish community of Cairo and safeguarding of Jewish
heritage of Egypt

President of the Jewish Community of Cairo Magda Haroun and Professor Yoram
Meital spoke with WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps member Efrat Sopher about the
modern Jews in the North African country and steps the community is taking to
safeguard its heritage. Watch Now... [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

[[link removed]]WebTalk | Middle East spotlight: Bahrain and the Kingdom’s Jewish community

In the wake of Bahrain’s normalization agreement with the Gulf state’s first
official delegation arrival in Israel, H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al
Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States of America,
spoke about the ever-changing geopolitics of the Middle East, as well as
Bahrain’s small but historic Jewish community. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]

German protestors compare COVID-19 restriction to Nazi Germany

In the wake of Bahrain’s normalization agreement with the Gulf state’s first
official delegation arrival in Israel, H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al
Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States of America,
spoke about the ever-changing geopolitics of the Middle East, as well as
Bahrain’s small but historic Jewish community. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]WJC @ UNHRC Forum on Minority Issues: Online hate speech

WJC spoke to the UN Human Rights Council about the pressing concerns of hate
speech being seen across the internet and social media platforms, the lack of
accountability, and difficulty in monitoring online hate speech coming from
conspiracy groups such as QAnon. Watch Now...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]

Coronavirus cabinet rules students can go back to school | Jpost

The decision follows the publication of a Hebrew University of Jerusalem study
finding that there has not been a direct connection between the rate of
infection and children returning to school. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]Netanyahu reportedly visits Saudi Crown Prince | CNN

The Israeli government has not commented on the meeting, but there has been no
official denial either. Netanyahu was reportedly joined by Mossad head Yossi
Cohen, who has spearheaded the normalization efforts between Israel and the
Sunni Gulf states. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]Israel sends first delegation to Sudan | Reuters

During the visit, the delegation discussed how Israel might shore up Sudan’s
agriculture, food security, water supplies and health care. Intelligence
Minister Eli Cohen said the initial delegation to Sudan would be followed within
weeks by a larger “economic delegation” - raising the prospect of a possible
signing of cooperation deals. Read More... [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

[[link removed]]

Deportation of Nazi camp guard Friedrich Karl Berger upheld by Justice Dept. |
Jewish Insider

The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed an appeal from Berger, whose
deportation from the United States was ordered in March. Berger, who is in his
mid-90s, worked during the war as an armed guard in a Neuengamme subcamp. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]

Memorial service planned for Jews buried in Arab countries | JPost

Ahead of the Day to Commemorate the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from Arab
Countries and Iran, Jews around the world will recite Kaddish (the mourners’ prayer) and Azkara (memorial prayer) in commemoration of Jews buried in inaccessible Arab
countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]The Jewish legacy of Libya

While Jews lived in Libya for over two thousand years, today, after a series of
persecutions, only traces of their long heritage remain. Watch Now...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]

British Synagogues allowed to reopen under new COVID-19 restrictions | Jewish
News

Responding to the news, Chief Rabbi Mirvis said: “The news that places of
worship in England will be permitted to open for congregational worship once
again when this period of lockdown ends on 2nd December will be widely welcomed
by people of all faiths." Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]Jewish communities respond to crises with acts of kindness

Jewish communities from around the world are responding to the pandemic and
natural disasters with acts of kindness and campaigns to help those in need. Watch Now...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]

25- 26 November 1942 | Norway's Jews sent to Auschwitz

Over the course of two days, more than 500 Jewish women and children in Norway
were arrested and deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. It was the largest of the five
organized deportations of Jews from Norway by ship and represented one of the
final steps in Nazi Germany’s plan to systematically annihilate the country's
Jewish population. Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]22 November 1967 | UN Security Council adopts Resolution 242, envisioning
lasting Israeli-Arab peace

While the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has drastically changed
since the adoption of the barely 300-word-long document, the resolution remains
hotly contested. Israeli Ambassador Meir Rosenne described the resolution as
“the pivotal point of reference in all Arab–Israeli diplomacy since 1967.” Read More...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]]

The wisdom of Isaac Bashevis Singer

Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
in December 1978. His wisdom and lessons from his work are relevant today more
than ever. Watch Now...
[[link removed]] [[link removed]]


[[link removed]][[link removed]]




[[link removed]] Follow Us: [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
[[link removed]] World Jewish Congress | Unsubscribe
[[link removed]] | Privacy Policy [[link removed]]
www.worldjewishcongress.org [[link removed]] | [email protected] [[email protected]] The World Jewish Congress, American Section, supports the vital work and
projects of the World Jewish Congress. For more information on the World Jewish
Congress, visit worldjewishcongress.org [[link removed]] .