This week in the Jewish world - Nikki Haley receives Theodor Herzl Award; WJC Pres Lauder calls for unity against hate in address to Vatican officials

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8 November 2018

WJC honors former US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley with prestigious Theodor Herzl Award
Calling Ambassador Haley “perhaps the most courageous woman in America today” and a “breath of fresh air” who subjected the UN to “a strong and clear voice of truth," WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said: “The Herzl Award comes with our gratitude, and with our deep appreciation. But it also comes at a price. You will not be able to rest because we expect even greater things from you…"
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder calls for unity in fight against hate in address to Vatican officials
Giving the keynote address, WJC President Ronald S. Lauder remarked: "Firstly, we must counter hate. Racism is absolutely unacceptable. We must eradicate it. Antisemitism is absolutely unacceptable. We must eliminate it. Islamophobia is absolutely unacceptable. We must erase it. Attacks on Christian communities and on Christian individuals are absolutely unacceptable. We must stop them — and prevent their recurrence."
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WJC and UN Office of Counter-Terrorism sign first-of-its-kind MoU to bolster cooperation in securing Jewish communities
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder hailed the MoU as a “groundbreaking first step in building a strong mutual infrastructure for coordination in monitoring ongoing threats and assessing effective measures for implementation to ensure the security of our Jewish communities and other citizens around the world.”
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WJC joins the Pittsburgh community in commemorating one year since the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting
The World Jewish Congress joined the events on October 27th, with a staff delegation visiting the Tree of Life synagogue, donating blood, talking with community members, joining the commemorative Torah study, and attending the community memorial service.
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Brazilian soccer players wear Star of David in honor of Kristallnacht
Explaining the club's motivation, Claudio Kalim, CEO of Tech and Soul, which has partnered with both Corinthians and the Holocaust Memorial for this action, said: "Corinthians is the people's team, and as such has always been engaged in social causes, regardless of race, color and creed.
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European MP: We need to increase security ‘wherever Jewish life takes place’
“In front of every synagogue, every Jewish school — anywhere where Jewish life takes place — there should at least be the awareness of the police, and depending on the risk assessment there also has to be the presence of the police [so that it] can act if there’s an attack,” Karoline Edtstadler said.
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Teenage Rescuer, now 92, meets family she saved from Nazis
Sarah Yanai, an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor, clutched the handle of her wheelchair as she closed her eyes, and then opened her arms to embrace the woman who helped save her and most of her family from the Nazis more than 75 years ago.
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder speaks at the 2019 Theodor Herzl Dinner
On 6 November 2019, the World Jewish Congress presented the Theodor Herzl Award to Nikki Haley and the Teddy Kollek Award to Joel Grey. WJC President Lauder opened the dinner with a commitment: That we will continue to fight antisemitism and we will win.

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