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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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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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United States of America
In 1936, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise co-founded the World Jewish Congress (WJC), together with Nahum Goldmann and others. The World Jewish Congress, American Section, is the affiliate of the WJC in the ...
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TecHRI takes on the rise of online antisemitism, enhances human rights, and harnesses technology for positive societal impact. Read the latest updates here.
In a TikTok Trust and Transparency Center blog post, Adam Presser, the platform’s Head of Operations, Trust and Safety, discussed the growing threat of digital antisemitism and how the social media ...
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The Traditions of Shavuot
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Remembering the Rumbula massacre
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Antisemitism defined: Allegations of Dual loyalty
The sixth example in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism addresses one of the oldest antisemitic canards, whereby Jewish citizens are accused “of being ...
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From the Gur Hassidic sect to global influence: The young Haredi woman who became an executive in the World Jewish Congress
Raised in an ultra-Orthodox home in Brooklyn, she married at the age of 17 and cared for her younger siblings following a family crisis. Fast forward 30 years, and we find Sara Friedman in a prominent ...
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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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The expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran – an untold history
This op-ed was written by WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps member Andrea Mifano, was orginally published on the Brazilian Jewish news website Kadima in Portuguese on 3 December 2020. Until the 1960s, ...
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World Jewish Congress Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on His Election as the Next Leader of the Catholic Church
NEW YORK – Following the announcement of Leo XIV as the next leader of the Catholic Church, Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, released the following statement: “The World ...