World Jewish Congress
The World Jewish Congress is the international organization that represents Jewish communities and organizations in 100 countries around the world. It advocates on their behalf towards governments, parliaments, international organizations and other faiths. The WJC represents the plurality of the Jewish people, and is politically non-partisan. The Talmudic phrase "Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh beZeh ...
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The World Jewish Congress is the leading international organization connecting and protecting Jewish communities globally, in more than 100 countries. The mission of the World Jewish Congress is to foster the unity and represent the interests of the Jewish people, and to ensure the continuity and development of its religious, spiritual, cultural, and social heritage.
SECCA Forum to Address Online Hate in Krakow:
3 days ago · WJC President Ronald S. Lauder, together with Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman, at the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 2020.
WJC Executive Committee Sets Stage for 2025 Plenary Assembly …
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.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes …
Jan 17, 2025 · NEW YORK—World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder welcomed the release on Friday of the United Nations Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring & Response to Antisemitism, presented by Under-Secretary General Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, who serves as the UN’s High Representative for the ...
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Fri, 08 November 2024 World Jewish Congress Condemns Violent Attack in Amsterdam, Calls for Vigilance and Action to Protect Jews
WJC 85th Anniversary - World Jewish Congress
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 ...
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May 25, 2021 · NEW YORK — With antisemitism on the rise in the United States and globally, today the World Jewish Congress (WJC) concluded its quadrennial gathering addressing key issues affecting Jewish communities and setting policy for the years ahead. During today’s final convening of the WJC’s 16 th Plenary Assembly, which has been gathering online since mid-April, the WJC formally announced the ...
WJC's Advocacy Priorities For the Next U.S. Administration
WJC's Advocacy Priorities: As the international community considers the potential effects of this administration shift on Jewish communities, these are our key advocacy priorities and urgent action items to guide the WJC’s engagement with U.S. officials in the coming months. Emphasize and Depoliticize Counter-Antisemitism Efforts: Antisemitism has …
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4 days ago · Fri, 17 January 2025 World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder Welcomes UN’s Proposed Action Plan to Monitor and Respond to Antisemitism