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Mein Bezirk: “Pro-Palestine camp a “disgrace for Austria”

The European Jewish Congress called on the University of Vienna to “take rapid action against those who engage in antisemitic rhetoric and glorify terrorist organisations on their campus."

JTA: Anti-Semitic assaults worldwide dropped 19% in 2020 due to pandemic, report says

Moshe Kantor, the initiator of the Kantor Center and president of the European Jewish Congress, warned in a statement that the pandemic may have further ripple effects on anti-Semitism.

Israel National News: Physical attacks down but anti-Jewish incitement up in 2020

The significant rise in extremism and the widespread increase in antisemitic conspiracy over the last year could have profound effects on Jewish communities in a post-Pandemic world, Dr. Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress, said at the release of the Annual Report on Antisemitism Worldwide 2020, by the Kantor Center at Tel Aviv University.

New York Times: Survivors get a vaccine on Holocaust Remembrance Day

“We have a duty to ensure that Holocaust survivors are able to live their last years in dignity and in the company of their loved ones,” said EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor.

DPA: About 900 Holocaust survivors died of Covid-19 in Israel in 2020

Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress called on the Member states of the European Union to ensure that Holocaust survivors have access to a Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible.

The Jerusalem Post : International Holocaust Remembrance Day goes online for 2021

“We have a responsibility to prevent the spread of hate speech and conspiracy theories, and I am pleased that the European Union and member states are finally addressing this new threat by recognizing that antisemitism needs to be fought across all policy areas." said EJC President.

The DailyMail : “conspiracy theories and extremism had spread during the pandemic” EJC President warned

The saddest of anniversaries: 76 years after Auschwitz was liberated, thousands around...

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EJC calls on Europe’s university rectors to protect Jewish students 

The European Jewish Congress has called upon the rectors of Europe’s leading universities to protect Jewish student rights free from intimidation and attack, as European universities see occupations and demonstrations from anti-Zionist activists.