Zionist leader Kalman Sultanik dies at 97
Jewish Journal
October 21, 2014
Kalman Sultanik, a Zionist leader and former vice president of the World Jewish Congress, has died.
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European governments must act to stem rising anti-Semitism
Jewish Journal
August 5, 2014
The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is spilling over into Europe, where in the past several weeks, Jewish communities have witnessed a chilling display of anti-Semitism, the likes of which has not been seen in many years.
Hold Iran accountable for AMIA bombing
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2014
On July 18, 1994, a hellish scene unfolded in Buenos Aires as a car bomb set by Iranian agents destroyed the AMIA/DAIA Jewish center, killing 85 people and wounding hundreds.
Moise Safra, billionaire philanthropist, dies at 79
Jewish Journal
June 16, 2014
Moise Safra, a billionaire banker and philanthropist, died at 79 in Brazil
World Jewish Congress asks FIFA to remember AMIA Jewish center victims at World Cup
Jewish Journal
June 5, 2014
The World Jewish Congress called on the FIFA world soccer association to hold a tribute to the victims of the AMIA Jewish center terrorist attack before a match between Argentina and Iran at the World Cup in Brazil.
Far-right surge expected in European elections
Jewish Journal
May 21, 2014
Armed with ropes and long sticks, a group of teens in Germany’s capital headed out under the cover of night. Their goal: to tear down from lampposts the campaign posters of the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NDP).
Jewish world mourns passing of ex-Polish PM Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Jewish Journal
October 29, 2013
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland’s first post-Communist prime minister, was being remembered by the Jewish world for fighting anti-Semitism and as a friend of Israel.
WJC: Ukrainian priests must stop glorifying Nazis
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2013
The World Jewish Congress urged Ukrainian clergy to refrain from attending neo-Nazi events.
Claims Conference Brouhaha
Jewish Journal
May 22, 2013
Those are the questions critics are asking following the disclosure that the Claims Conference received an anonymous letter in 2001 identifying several fraudulent Holocaust-era restitution claims — nearly a decade before the organization halted a massive fraud scheme.
World Jewish Congress head praises Pope Francis
Jewish Journal
March 13, 2013
World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder congratulated Cardinal Jorge María Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, on his election as Pope Francis I on Wednesday.
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