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The WJC and Ms. von Schnurbein have long maintained a constructive working relationship, built on a shared commitment to the ...
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder condemned Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for their intention to “bury ...
The World Jewish Congress–North America applauds the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for reversing its decision ...
From 10–17 August 2025, the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) hosted its annual Summer U in Bulgaria, bringing together young Jewish leaders from across Europe for a week of learning, ...
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 ...
India marks 75 years of independence this month. The country is home to three historic Jewish communities, among them the Baghdadi Jews, merchants who came from Iraq. Today very few still live in ...
Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to the Nazis is a form of Holocaust inversion and Holocaust distortion: Comparing Israeli policy towards Palestinians with Nazi policy regarding Jews ...
The eleventh and final example in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism addresses one of the oldest antisemitic canards, whereby Jewish citizens are ...
There are lessons to be learnt from the 1930s when it comes to Europe's response to the refugees from the Middle East today, argues the WJC's Deputy CEO for Diplomacy Maram Stern.
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 ...