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World Jewish Congress American Section Chair Reacts to Antisemitic Attack in Sydney

World Jewish Congress American Section Chair J. Philip Rosen issued the following statement in response to the terror attack ...
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World Jewish Congress Reacts to Antisemitic Attack in Sydney

I am deeply shocked and saddened by the deadly terror attack near Bondi Beach in Sydney, where members of the Jewish ...
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Issues Hanukkah Appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump

In a letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued a forceful call for ...
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World Jewish Congress Shares Chanukah Message of Resilience and Hope

WJC leaders reflected on the year’s challenges and moments of light, celebrating the return of the remaining hostages taken ...
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WJC Outlines Antisemitism Education Strategies at UNESCO Northern Europe Conference

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) participated in UNESCO’s Northern European Conference on Education and Antisemitism to ...
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JDA Member Blake Ziegler Appointed to the American Zionist Movement Board.

Mazal tov to JDA Member Blake Ziegler on his appointment by the Association of Reform Zionists of America to the board of the American Zionist Movement (AZM). The American Zionist Movement oversees ...
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United States of America

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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WJC Outlines Antisemitism Education Strategies at UNESCO Northern Europe Conference

The history of Jews in Finland is a relatively recent development, as Jews were initially prohibited from settling in Finland, part of the Swedish Kingdom, until 1809, under Swedish law. When Finland ...