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WEBWorld Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder met today with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the U.K.’s Mission to the United Nations, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The two leaders discussed the global rise in antisemitism and escalating tensions in the Middle East following the October 7 terrorist attacks on ...
About Us - World Jewish Congress
WEBAbout WJC. The World Jewish Congress is the leading international organization connecting and protecting Jewish communities globally, in more than 100 countries. The mission of the World Jewish Congress is to foster the unity and represent the interests of the Jewish people, and to ensure the continuity and development of its religious ...
Update on the Situation in Israel: WJC's Stand and Actions
WEBOct 9, 2023 · As World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder stated, "The entire Jewish diaspora stands in unwavering support of Israel and its valiant security forces." Sounding the Alarm: WJC is using its global platform to bring the Jewish world together to stand in solidarity with the citizens of the Jewish State. WJC is convening leaders of Jewish ...
16th Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress - World Jewish Congress
WEBMay 25, 2021 · The WJC Plenary Assembly takes place every four years and brings together delegates from WJC-affiliated Jewish communities and organizations in more than 100 countries around the world. The Plenary Assembly elects WJC leadership and sets policy for the years ahead. The formal session of the 16th WJC Plenary Assembly will be held on 25 May 2021 ...
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WEBMay 25, 2021 · “The COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, has shown how quickly antisemitic conspiracy myths can spread,” said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.. “The duty to protect the future of the Jewish people starts with remembering the past, but of course it does not end there.
History - World Jewish Congress
WEBHistory. When 230 delegates representing Jewish communities in 32 countries met in Geneva, Switzerland, in August 1936 to establish the World Jewish Congress, the danger was clear and present: Jews in Nazi Germany were persecuted and stripped of their rights, and a growing wave of antisemitism was hitting Jews across Europe. The main aims of ...
WJC 85th Anniversary - World Jewish Congress
WEBThe inaugural convention of the World Jewish Congress, which was at- tended by 280 delegates from thirty-two countries, took place in Geneva in August 1936. Although the organization itself was new, its ideological roots lay in the transformations experienced by the Jewish communities in the United States and Europe in the wake of World War I ...
Holocaust Legacy - World Jewish Congress
WEBThe WJC will never allow the Holocaust to be universalized so as to diminish its Jewish essence, and at the same time remains committed to fight all forms of racism, bigotry and xenophobia directed against other national, religious, ethnic, or racial groups. As the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel stated eloquently, “the Holocaust ...
WJC 85th Anniversary - World Jewish Congress
WEBOn January 27, 2015, the eyes of the world turned to the largest German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. On that day, the seventieth anniversary of its liberation was commemorated, with the World Jewish Congress playing a critical role in this momentous event.
WJC Commends Biden Administration For ... - World Jewish …
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