The virulent antisemitism that led to the Holocaust is still rampant around the globe today, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said against the backdrop of Monday’s solemn commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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2 days ago · The virulent antisemitism that led to the Holocaust is still rampant around the globe today, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said against the backdrop of Monday’s solemn commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

1 day ago · The virulent antisemitism that led to the Holocaust is still rampant around the globe today, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said against the backdrop of Monday’s solemn commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. In a fundamental way, he added, a common thread links what happened at Auschwitz to ...

Jan 13, 2025 · The World Jewish Congress convened its Executive Committee virtually on Tuesday, bringing together over 50 Jewish leaders from across 22 countries to address pressing issues facing the Jewish world. During the meeting, the committee adopted a resolution to hold the next WJC Plenary Assembly, the organization’s highest decision-making body, in May 2025 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Jan 22, 2025 · Fri, 08 November 2024 World Jewish Congress Condemns Violent Attack in Amsterdam, Calls for Vigilance and Action to Protect Jews

The Establishment of the World Jewish Congress The 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 and ...

2 days ago · The delegation, comprising representatives from WJC NextGen and the WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps, engaged in meaningful discussions with Holocaust survivors and addressed critical issues shaping the Jewish future.

NEW YORK (January 13, 2025) – The World Jewish Congress (WJC) endorses the launch of a groundbreaking Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF), established to support local law enforcement in investigating the recent coordinated attacks on Jewish community centers in Cape Town, Melbourne, and Montreal in December 2024. The CTTF brings together world-class counter-terrorism expertise and will ...