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32nd anniversary of the terror attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires

Hezbollah, calling itself a "party of God", claimed responsibility for the attack. To date, no one has been brought to justice for these attacks.

Kerala government to repair 600-year-old synagogue

The government of the Indian state of Kerala plans to conduct restorations on the 600-year-old Kadavumbhagam Synagogue in Mattancherry, the minister for museums and archaeology, Ahmed Devarkovil, said.

European Council welcomes EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life

On 21 October 2021, the European Council welcomed the EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life adopted early this month by the European Commission.

Canada will make special envoy on antisemitism permanent position

PM Justin Trudeau announced that his government will make the special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism a permanent position and bolster the role with more resources.

Holocaust survivor who called himself ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’ dies at 101

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, who published a best-selling memoir in Australia at age 100 titled “The Happiest Man on Earth,” died. May his memory be a blessing.

International community agrees concrete commitments to counter Holocaust distortion and fight antisemitism at Remember-ReAct Forum

The Malmö International Forum saw a significant number of pledges made by all participants to strengthen the approach to Holocaust remembrance and tackling Holocaust distortion, denial and contemporary antisemitism.

Young people ‘stumbling across antisemitic conspiracy theories on TikTok and Instagram’

Anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate has uncovered millions of hashtags related to conspiracy theories strongly related to antisemitic narratives.

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European Jewish Congress calls on EU and UN leaders to cease its one-sided Israel bashing that has direct consequences for Jews in Europe

“The constant flow of Israel-bashing by senior leaders in the EU and the UN with little to no criticism of Hamas terror is clearly the main contributory factor to huge growth in antisemitism recorded by all European Jewish communities since October 7 last year,” said EJC President Dr Ariel Muzicant.