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December 6, 2019
[[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]At site of Auschwitz-Birkenau, WJC President Ronald S. Lauder thanks German
Chancellor Angela Merkel for contribution toward camp’s preservation

WJC President Lauder accompanied Chancellor Merkel during her visit to the
museum’s Conservation Laboratories, which preserve every shoe, every document,
and every building that remain at the site. Amb. Lauder has been involved in the
preservation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau site for decades, raising tens of
millions of dollars internationally to fund conservation efforts, including the
establishment in 2003 of the laboratories.
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[[link removed]]WJC President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes decision by Germany to ban Hezbollah

“We trust that once the ban is in place, the Federal Government of Germany will
immediately close down the infrastructure of Hezbollah in Germany and prosecute
its leaders. The ban must not be the end of the process but must mark the
beginning of a consistent anti-terrorism policy," said WJC President Lauder.
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[[link removed]]World Jewish Congress welcomes French National Assembly's adoption of critical
antisemitism definition

“I stand with the Jewish community of France in commending this critical
decision by the French government and encourage all other nations who have not
yet done so to follow suit,” said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder.
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[[link removed]]More than 100 Jewish graves desecrated in the French town of Westhoffen

Francis Kalifat, president of WJC’s French affiliate the Conseil Représentatif
des Institutions juives de France (CRIF), tweeted on Tuesday that he was,
“Deeply shocked by the discovery of antisemitic tags on more than 100 graves in
the Westhoffen Jewish Cemetery. This cowardly act is a terrible expression of
daily antisemitism. The perpetrators must be punished in accordance with the
gravity of their act.”
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[[link removed]]World Jewish Congress commemorates the forgotten Jewish refugees from Arab
countries during event at United Nations

Commenting following the event, Evelyn Sommer, Chair of World Jewish Congress
North America, said, “For too long, the world has ignored the plight of the
Jewish refugees from Arab countries, who were persecuted and forcibly expelled
from lands that had been their homes for hundreds and hundreds of years."
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[[link removed]]UNGA adopts five anti-Israel resolutions, but some countries change their voting
pattern

While these above-mentioned texts are generally passed every year without much
contestation, a welcome development came when several countries -- Germany,
Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, the
Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Brazil, and Colombia – decided to alter their
voting pattern and oppose a resolution calling for continued operation of the
UN's 'Division for Palestinian Rights.'
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[[link removed]]Antisemitism at a glance: Australia

According to a report by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, antisemitic
incidents have increased 30% over the last year. The effect of antisemitic
incidents on the quality of life of members of the Australian Jewish community
should not be minimized.
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[[link removed]]Bergen-Belsen survivors petition court to halt camp ledger sale

The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court has put a hold on the sale at auction of a
ledger from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp following a petition by the
Organization of Bergen-Belsen Survivors in Israel.
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[[link removed]]IHRA unveils recommendations on teaching about the Holocaust — but only 12 U.S.
states require it

Experts and political leaders from more than 30 countries gathered in Luxembourg
on Wednesday to declare their commitment to adopt an updated set of
recommendations for teaching and learning about the Holocaust. The resolution
comes as there are increasingly fewer survivors of the genocide carried out by
Germany’s Nazi regime and its collaborators, as Holocaust denial still
flourishes.
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[[link removed]]Nearly 90 Pro-Israel Groups Call for US Secretary of Education to Prevent
Federal Funding of Boycotts

The letter, which was spearheaded by the AMCHA Initiative and signed by WJC
North America, states “more than half the directors of currently Title VI-funded
Middle East Studies National Resource Centers (NRCs) have pledged support for an
academic boycott of Israel or engaged in boycott-compliant behavior, including
attempts to shut down their universities’ study abroad programs in Israel, as
have these centers’ affiliated faculty.”
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[[link removed]] [campuspitch.org] [[link removed]]Preserving the history: Inside the Conservation Laboratories at
Auschwitz-Birkenau

The Conservation Laboratories of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum work to
preserve every shoe, every document, and every building on the site of the
former concentration camp. WJC President Ronald S. Lauder has raised tens of
millions of dollars to fund the conservation efforts at Auschwitz. On Friday, he
visited the concentration camp with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.


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