Tag: World Jewish Congress
Belgium Joins Jews in Fighting Anti-Semitism
Belgium will join the Jews in fighting anti-Semitism in Europe.
A Fearsome Test For French Jews
While Jews are just one percent of the French population, 40 percent of French racist assaults target Jews.
Lauder Raps Polish Forbes over Jewish Property Allegations
The World Jewish Congress slammed a Polish magazine report that alleged corrupt practices in the restitution and management of Jewish property in Poland.
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Pope Francis Conveys Rosh Hashanah Greetings
Pope Francis in a meeting with Jewish leaders sent Rosh Hashanah greetings to Jews worldwide and expressed “concern” at the ban on kosher slaughter...
Swiss Banks’ Holocaust Fund Has Paid Out $1.24 Billion
Holocaust survivors and victims’ heirs have received $1.24 billion from a Swiss fund set up in 1998 following a scandal over dormant accounts of...
Claims Conference Looking to Quell Media Storm on 2001 Letter
An anonymous letter sent to the Claims Conference’s Frankfurt office in 2001 identified five cases where restitution was approved for ineligible claimants.
Antisemitism Is Rampant in Europe, Pass the Matzo
Have we become desensitized to the signs of an approaching holocaust?
Letters To The Editor
Don't Give Up Golan I hope Joseph Farah's article on the Golan ("Whose Golan Heights?" op-ed, March 30) is widely read. The myth of...
Letters To The Editor
Kahane's Virtues It's quite true, as Rabbi Stephen Polter states (Letters, Nov. 17), that more people are acknowledging Rabbi Meir Kahane's prescience, wisdom and...
Letters To The Editor
Recalling The Voice Kudos to Jason Maoz for his wonderful Oct. 27 front-page essay "A Voice to Make Men Weep," about Chazzan Moshe Koussevitzky,...
Letters To The Editor
Our Shameful 'Leaders'A wave of nausea overcame me as I read that 'more than 70 prominent Jewish religious and communal leaders, with direct ties...
