Posts Tagged: World Jewish Congress
60 Years Later, Eichmann Capture Remembered as Moment of Justice for Holocaust Victims
Monday was the 60th anniversary of the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by the Mossad. Eichmann -- one of the masterminds of...
Top Jewish Leader Praises President Trump for Commitment to Fighting Antisemitism Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The head of a leading international Jewish group praised US President Donald Trump over the weekend for a proclamation condemning antisemitism, saying, “I know personally...
Top Jewish Group Commemorates 26th Anniversary of Start of Rwandan Genocide
Tuesday marked the 26th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, in which 800,000 people were killed. The World Jewish Congress (WJC) commemorated the anniversary...
Murdered French Jewish Holocaust Survivor Remembered on Two-Year Anniversary of Death
Jewish groups around the world marked on Monday the two-year anniversary of the antisemitic killing of Mireille Knoll -- an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was...
Jewish Organizations Hail Bulgarian Government for Stymieing Annual Neo-Nazi March
Jewish organizations on Sunday hailed the Bulgarian government’s decision to ban an annual neo-Nazi torch-lit march in the country’s capital of Sofia. The “Lukov March” has...
Hanau Bar Shootings Underscore Jewish Concerns Over Rise in Far-Right Violence in Germany
Top Jewish groups condemned on Thursday the deadly mass shootings at two shisha bars in the German city of Hanau in which nine people were...
Jewish Security Guard Remembered on Fifth Anniversary of Death in Copenhagen Synagogue Shooting
A Jewish volunteer security guard is being remembered on the fifth anniversary of his death in a shooting attack at the Great Synagogue in the...
On MLK Day, US Jewish Groups Pay Tribute to Late Civil Rights Leader
As Americans marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, US Jewish groups paid tribute to the late iconic civil rights leader. “In a time of...
US Jewish Groups Applaud Trump Executive Order on Combating Campus Antisemitism
Major Jewish groups applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for an executive order affirming civil rights protections for Jewish students, amid concerns over rising antisemitism...
‘Israel Is Not Going Away,’ Ex-UN Envoy Nikki Haley Declares as She Accepts Prestigious Award From Top Jewish Group
Ex-US Ambassador to the UN -- and potential future Republican presidential candidate -- Nikki Haley articulated her deep-felt support for Israel on Wednesday night in...
Leading Jewish Groups Join Pittsburgh Community to Mark First Anniversary of Tree of Life Massacre
Pittsburgh and its Jewish community were joined by political and communal leaders on Sunday as they marked the one-year anniversary of the massacre at the...
Jewish Millenials Address Ways to Counter Antisemitism Online
JNS.org - A panel organized by the Israeli-American Council of New York brought four millennial leaders together in Manhattan to grapple with antisemitism on the...
Jewish Groups Mark 25th Anniversary of Buenos Aires Community Center Bombing, Call for Perpetrators to Face Justice
Major Jewish groups around the world marked on Thursday the 25th anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in...
World Jewish Congress Welcomes Results of Greek Elections: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
JNS.org - The World Jewish Congress on Monday welcomed the election this week of Kyriakos Mitsotakis as Greece’s prime minister. “Prime Minister Mitsotakis is a true ally...
