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27 NOVEMBER 2019
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WJC stands with Albania after massive earthquakes
On Tuesday, November 26th, coastal cities in Albania were struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, the country’s worst in decades. Approximately 650 people are reported injured and at least 26 have been confirmed killed. Jews around the world were deeply saddened to learn of the terrible tragedy that has befallen Albania. Read more... ([link removed])
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WATCH: "We disappeared." The stories of the forgotten Jewish refugees
On November 30th we commemorate the 850,000 Jewish refugees who were forced to flee their homes across the Middle East and North Africa. Many left under cover of darkness, leaving their belongings behind. Watch now... ([link removed])
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Commemorate Jewish refugees from North Africa and the Middle East at the United Nations
Please join the Mission of Israel to the UN, the World Jewish Congress, the American Sephardi Federation, JIMENA, Justice for Jews in Arab Countries, and the Conference of Presidents for a special event commemorating the 850,000 Jews who were forced to flee from their homes between the 1940s and 1970s. Learn more... ([link removed])
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WJC Mourns Passing of Henry Sobel z"l
For more than 30 years, Rabbi Sobel was recognized as an informal leader of the reform Jewish community in São Paulo. In 2011, at the Doha Interfaith meeting, Rabbi Sobel declared: “The consequences of globalization are yet to be calculated. Globalization doesn’t foster true fellowship, although it can facilitate dialogue". Suggesting that nothing can replace a face-to-face encounter.” Read More... ([link removed])
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WJC General Counsel addresses conference of top Jewish legal minds
In his remarks to the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, WJC Associate Executive Vice President and General Counsel Menachem Rosensaft commented that the law must play a crucial role in the fight against this age-old hatred. “Laws defining antisemitic manifestations as hate crimes manifestations are useful tools in the fight against political or racist actions that target Jews." Read More... ([link removed])
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Iranian Judoka Tells Israeli Counterpart: 'You're My Best Friend'
Saeid Mollaei, who defected after Iranian authorities pressured him not to compete against Israeli Sagi Muki, competed on Saturday for the first time since his receiving refugee status.
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WATCH: Asser Levy - The first Jewish settler of New Amsterdam
Asser Levy was one of the first Jews to arrive in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, present-day New York. Levy fought to make the new world a more equal place for Jews. Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, this is his story.
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Antisemitism at a glance: Ukraine
On November 25, 2019, Jews in Kyiv discovered this on their way to the synagogue: A monument to Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem vandalized with large red swastikas. And just two months earlier in September, two Holocaust memorials in Ukraine were also vandalized with swastikas.
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