As European Parliament President Martin Schulz is to host the annual EU Holocaust Remembrance day event in Brussels on Wednesdy, the European Coalition for Israel (ECI) launched an international ”Wear-A-Kippah” campaign in order to raise awareness about the current threat facing the Jewish communities in Europe.
Last June, Congress passed a resolution intended to block American military funding for Ukraine from being used to provide training or weaponry for the Azov Battalion.
The URJ in its statement noted that the law disfavors left-wing NGOs, which are likelier to receive most of their funds from governments, while leaving untouched right-wing NGOs.
For the first time since the expulsion of the Jews from Sicily 523 years ago, the Palermo community gathered Tuesday to hold a daylong series of public events to commemorate the anniversary of this dark chapter in the Italian island’s history.
After the first ever visit to India by a UK Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, highlighted the Jewish organisations’ commitment to social responsibility.