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World Jewish Congress Applauds U.S. Veto of Misguided UN Security Council Resolution Demanding Immediate Ceasefire
Today’s proposed UN Security Council’s resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire could not have been more detached from ...
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Horrific Attack in Colorado ‘Part of Broader Wave of Hate,’ Says World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder
This attack, like the murders outside the Jewish museum in Washington, is part of a broader wave of hate that is being ...
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WJC Lauder Fellows Convene in Israel for Annual Diplomacy Summit
The Fellows sat down for a Q&A session on Saturday with Sylvan Adams, President of WJC-Israel Region, followed by a ...
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38 countries boycott antisemitic Durban IV Conference
A total of 38 countries openly boycotted the 20th anniversary of the World Conference Against Racism in Durban on Wednesday citing concerns of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. The countries ...
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June 13, 1960: A turning point in Catholic-Jewish relations
Photo: St. John XXIII meets French Jewish intellectual Jules Isaac on June 13, 1960. (Credit: Image courtesy of the Pontifical Gregorian University.) On June 13, 1960, renowned French-Jewish historian ...
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A Personal Tribute to Pope Francis: Forging Bonds Between Faiths
It is rare in life to encounter someone whose humility matches the scale of their authority. For me, that person has always been Jorge Mario Bergoglio—known to the world as Pope Francis. I first met ...
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World Jewish Congress Mourns Passing of Pope Francis
NEW YORK – Upon learning of the passing of Pope Francis, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said: “It is with great sadness that I join people around the world in mourning the passing of ...
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World Jewish Congress condemns antisemitic effigy burning in Poland
Reacting to reports that on April 19th, an image of Judas Iscariot made to look like a stereotypical Jew had been hanged and burned in effigy in the town of Pruchnik in south-eastern Poland as a part ...
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WJC co-signs German Council of German Jews' declaration condemning AfD
NEW YORK – The World Jewish Congress has co-signed a joint declaration initiated by the Central Council of Jews in Germany condemning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “racist and ...
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WJC Partners with Slovakia’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Swaythling Club International for Holocaust Exhibition
Kate Browne and Peter Veselsky, Joe Veselsky's children, pose in front of the exhibition. GENEVA – On Tuesday, the Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the United Nations in Geneva, in cooperation with ...
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World Jewish Congress Welcomes Confirmation of Gov. Mike Huckabee as U.S. Ambassador to Israel
NEW YORK – Following Senate confirmation of Gov. Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Amb. Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, released the following statement: “On ...
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Statement From Ronald S. Lauder, WJC President, On the Return of Hostage Bodies in Ceasefire Deal - Updated
NEW YORK – World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued the following statement on the release of four bodies of deceased hostages: “We knew this moment would come, but that does not make ...