WJC President Lauder responds to Scandinavia attacks: “Antisemitism is a clear and present danger, and must be met with concrete action”
“It is no longer possible for anybody, Jew or non-Jew alike, to be shocked by the callous reminders unleashed against our communities in Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe this past Shabbat that antisemitism is alive and well, and right at our doorsteps... The time has come for deliberate and targeted action. Europe must wake up and protect its Jewish citizens.”
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WJC honors Pacific Island States for support of Jewish people and Israel
The ambassadors of the Pacific Island States conveyed that it was out of a deep sense of shared identity that they will keep on backing Israel at the United Nations, including with their votes on the plethora of resolutions targeting the Jewish State each year.
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EU court requires labeling of goods produced in Israeli settlements | An Explainer
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its judgement on November 12 in the matter of Psagot Winery v. The French Minister of Economy, affirming that goods produced in Israeli settlements would require specific labeling to indicate their origins. So what does this mean for the future?
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‘Unfriending’ online hate: The contribution of the World Jewish Congress | Op-Ed in the Universal Rights Group
The WJC believes that it is the responsibility of governments, civil society, and the social media companies themselves to understand, recognize, and address the worrying rise in hate speech online.
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WJC assists Czech Republic by developing methodology for protecting soft targets against terrorist threats
As part of this work, the WJC compiled guidelines of methodology for coordinating such protection of sites including malls, stadiums, concert halls, and other crowd-drawing locations often targeted by terrorists and other violent offenders.
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Italian police heighten protection for Holocaust survivor amid direct threats
"Italy cannot afford to be ripped apart again the way they were in the 1930s and '40s. And the people today don't remember what happened," WJC President Ronald S. Lauder told NPR while on a visit to Rome last week, warning that Italy today risked forgetting its past as a Fascist ally of Nazi Germany.
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Pope Francis denounces rise of antisemitism
Speaking Tuesday at the Vatican, the Argentina-born pope improvised his comment outside his prepared remarks at his weekly papal audience. “I would like to make a separate note. The Jewish people have suffered so much in history, they have been chased away, they, too, have been persecuted,” he said.
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Reclaiming the term ‘Zionism’ | WJC Jewish Diplomat Alex Ryvchin
Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, who joined WJC in NY to launch his book "Zionism: A Concise History" says: 'It is vital that our young people understand the story of Zionism, which is not only inspiring, but is inextricably linked to every phase of Jewish history'.
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In pictures: The Holocaust Project | By Eliette Markhbein
Eliette Markhbein writes: "As an artist, I wanted to address the rise of hatred with a body of work that stands against hate. Yet I was motivated by more than the necessity to plainly, painfully recall the crimes of the Holocaust. It is my hope the artwork acts as a warning signal against a return to the darkness of seventy-five years ago."
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Antisemitism at a glance: Sweden
The synagogue in Stockholm and the Jewish community center were defaced with yellow star stickers with the word ‘Jude’ over the weekend - on the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht. 280 antisemitic crimes were reported in Sweden in 2018, according to official reports, a dramatic 53% increase since 2016. Antisemitism is alive and well, and right at our doorsteps.
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