Tag: World Jewish Congress

A recent UNESCO report, "AI and the Holocaust: Rewriting History?" highlights concerns about the use of AI, such as Google's generative search function, in providing information on Holocaust history.
Some political figures are calling for punitive actions against Columbia University due to perceived antisemitism, such as cutting off federal funding, which could harm many Jewish students who rely on financial aid.
Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian prime minister who passed away recently, was known for his strong support for Canadian Jews and Israel throughout his political career.
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, several municipal buildings in New York City, including City Hall, will be illuminated in yellow.
Ronald Lauder, head of the World Jewish Congress and a prominent philanthropist, threatened to withdraw funding from the University of Pennsylvania due to accusations of antisemitism on campus.
A new survey conducted by Ipsos, on behalf of Jewish on Campus, has found that nearly one in three Jewish college students has witnessed or experienced antisemitism on campus.
The government of Finland has agreed on a policy to combat racism and Holocaust denial, following a series of scandals involving racism and neo-Nazism within the administration.
The Veselka youth camp in Canning, a town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, has a monument honoring Nazi collaborators Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych.
Rabbi Joseph Karasick, former president of the Orthodox Union (OU), passed away at the age of ninety-eight.
Saul Friedländer's memoirs, "When Memory Comes" and "Where Memory Leads," delve into his experience as a Holocaust survivor and his struggles with memory, identity, and trauma.
In the 1940s, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver were key figures in American Zionism.
Seventy years after the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, descendants of survivors gathered to share their memories and emphasize the importance of Holocaust remembrance.
Following the tragic events at a Jerusalem synagogue, a discussion on the permission for Jews to pray at the Temple Mount and the possibility of a religious war erupting ensues among Allison, Noah, and Times of Israel's Miriam Herschlag.
Simon Wiesenthal, known for his work as a Nazi hunter, faced controversy for his handling of Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past despite Waldheim aiding him previously.