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Major American Jewish Organizations Decline Meeting with French Foreign Minister Over Premature Palestinian State Recognition
We commend the Trump Administration for its clear and forceful opposition to the French proposal, and urge President Macron to reconsider this decision ahead of the September session of the UN General ...
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World Jewish Congress Alarmed By France’s Unilateral Recognition of a Palestinian State
When Israel has a partner for peace, only direct bilateral negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians will yield a lasting two-state outcome. Rather than stand firmly against the evils of Hamas, ...
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World Jewish Congress Responds to U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO
NEW YORK - Responding to the announcement that the United States would withdraw from the United Nations Educational, ...
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WJC Warns 28-Nation Statement Risks Spreading False Narratives That Threaten Jewish Communities
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder today expressed grave concern about the joint statement issued by 28 ...
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The message of the Szyk Haggadah - World Jewish Congress
Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk, born in June 1894, created a masterpiece Passover Haggadah. Created in the context of the rise of fascism in Europe during the 1930s, Szyk dedicated his work to ...
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Community in United States of America - World Jewish Congress
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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World Jewish Congress Cautions UNHRC President Against Further ...
In a letter to UN Human Rights Council President Ambassador Jürg Lauber, WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern criticized the “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory” for ...
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WJC American Section: Columbia University Deal Must Result in ...
NEW YORK – In response to reports that Columbia University is nearing a deal with the federal government to restore nearly $400 million in frozen funding, J. Philip Rosen, Chair of the World Jewish ...
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World Jewish Congress - American Section Signs Letter on Growing ...
The World Jewish Congress – American Section co-signed a letter alongside over 375 Jewish organizations to the National Education Association (NEA), expressing concern over the NEA Representative ...
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This week in Jewish history | Massacre in Hebron kills 67
On 23-24 August 1929, over 60 Jews were murdered in what became known as the Hebron Massacre, which would go down in history as one of the bloodiest slaughters of Jewish civilians during British rule ...
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World Jewish Congress and OSCE/ODIHR Establish Framework for ...
Dr. Leon Saltiel, WJC’s Representative in Geneva and Director of Diplomacy, added: “ODIHR and the World Jewish Congress have a long-standing partnership rooted in a shared commitment to human rights ...