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Today’s proposed UN Security Council’s resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire could not have been more detached from ...
This attack, like the murders outside the Jewish museum in Washington, is part of a broader wave of hate that is being ...
The Fellows sat down for a Q&A session on Saturday with Sylvan Adams, President of WJC-Israel Region, followed by a ...
NEW YORK – Upon learning of the passing of Pope Francis, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said: “It is with great sadness that I join people around the world in mourning the passing of ...
Throughout the generations, Passover has been a cornerstone of Jewish identity. Indeed, there is no Jewish holiday more widely observed and beloved. Jews from across the religious spectrum gather with ...
NEW YORK – World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued the following statement on the release of four bodies of deceased hostages: “We knew this moment would come, but that does not make ...
Tens of thousands of Jews protested in New York City on Sunday against plans by Israel to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF. The mass rally in Manhattan's Foley Square drew an estimated 20,000 to ...
On 21 March 2000, Pope John Paul II arrived in Israel for a historic five-day pilgrimage. During his stay, the pope visited Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and other cities, and talked about the need ...
A total of 38 countries openly boycotted the 20th anniversary of the World Conference Against Racism in Durban on Wednesday citing concerns of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. The countries ...
NEW YORK – After the release of Edan Alexander, an Israeli American, from Hamas captivity, Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), released the following statement: “After ...
It is rare in life to encounter someone whose humility matches the scale of their authority. For me, that person has always been Jorge Mario Bergoglio—known to the world as Pope Francis. I first met ...