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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder to address Holocaust survivors, dignitaries at 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

President Lauder will address guests on behalf of the Pillars of Remembrance, and private donors who support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and its mission to preserve the authenticity of the memorial site. President Lauder will highlight the need for Holocaust education and the significance of preserving the artifacts and structures that remain.
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder's statement on global efforts to counter antisemitism |  US Commission on International Religious Freedom 

President Lauder presented a statement to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as part of a hearing about how U.S. foreign policy and the international community can counter the growing threat of antisemitism around the world. 
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WJC joins thousands of Jewish community members in New York City to say #NoHateNoFear

The WJC thanks all of New York’s elected officials who showed up in solidarity with the Jewish people to say #NoHateNoFear and praises the action undertaken by the Jewish community of Greater New York to take to the streets in demonstration.
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WJC and Consulate General of France pay tribute to the influential Jewish artists of the Ecole de Paris movement

In his address to guests at the Neue Galerie, WJC President Lauder reflected on the “indelible legacy” of some of the most seminal Jewish artists of the period who “influenced the direction of art for generations,” including Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Amadeo Modigliani, and others, who had arrived in liberal Paris to flee the antisemitism and discrimination of the Russian empire. 
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A buoyant response From A Fearful Community | Opinion

Following the rally against antisemitism in NYC on Sunday, Jewish Week Editor Andrew Silow Carroll writes: "The march was diverse and organic as no other Jewish gathering has been in recent years. By tapping into feelings of vulnerability and solidarity, the main organizers — UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York — drew a cross-section of engaged, concerned Jews, and the event should be celebrated on these terms."
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Thousands march in France over decision not to prosecute Jewish woman’s killer

The Paris Appeals Court ruled that the perpetrator was not legally responsible for his actions due to a "delirious episode" resulting from cannabis consumption, despite also stating that the murder was motivated by the Jewish background of 65-year-old victim Sarah Halimi.
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Holocaust monument and newly renovated synagogue vandalized in Greece

The incident comes just days after a similar incident at a recently restored synagogue in the city. WJC's affiliate, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, sent a letter last week in wake of the vandalism of the monument to the Minister of Citizen Protection, the mayor of Trikala and the city's chief of police, calling for the perpetrators arrest and prosecution as well as, “the adoption of effective security measures for the protection of all Jewish sites.”
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Mauthausen concentration camp smeared with swastikas

Community President Oscar Deutsch noted following the incident that with the rise of antisemitic incidents around the world, it is incumbent on “everyone, not just politicians, to act against agitation and to show humanity. Otherwise, ‘never again’ remains an empty promise."
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Egypt set to reopen Alexandria synagogue after extensive renovation

The renovation of the nearly 2,000-year-old synagogue, which cost around 68 million Egyptian pounds ($4.23 million), was paid for by the Egyptian government. The synagogue is one of two remaining Jewish houses of worship in Alexandria, with a capacity for approximately 700 people. 
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Remembering the victims of the Hyper Cacher supermarket massacre in Paris

January 9 marked the five year anniversary of the 2015 attack on the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris. Four Jews were killed by an Islamist gunman in the siege of the supermarket. It was a Friday; they were there to buy kosher food before Shabbat. It was terrorism, and it was antisemitism. Their memory is not forgotten.