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World Jewish Congress to honor Paraguay’s president with peace prize
Jewish Journal
February 19, 2016
President Horacio Cartes of Paraguay will be recognized by the World Jewish Congress for what the group said was his “contributions to building coexistence.”
World Jewish Congress names Robert Singer to top post
Jewish Journal
January 28, 2013
Robert Singer was named secretary general of the World Jewish Congress, the organization\’s most senior professional position.
Lauder letter to Olmert urging Disapora role in Jerusalem negotiations stirs passions
Jacob Berkman
January 25, 2008
The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has roiled the organization\’s branch in Israel by writing to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with a plea to allow Diaspora Jews a voice in any decisions on Jerusalem\’s future
Auschwitz Might Get Name Change
Dinah Spritzer
April 27, 2006
Poland has long wanted its name not to be used in reference to concentration camps that existed on Polish soil during World War II. Now Poland has made an official request to change Auschwitz\’s. name — to mixed reviews
Briefs
Jewish Journal
October 28, 2004
A downtown Los Angeles courtroom this week relived the horrid 2003 crash in which the tranquil Santa Monica Farmers Market was shattered when 86-year-old George Russell Weller\’s foot hit the accelerator of his 1992 Buick and the speeding car killed 10 people.
Parents Want Proof
Toby Axelrod, JTA
November 1, 2001
The parents of Israeli soldiers kidnapped a year ago by Hezbollah are asking the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to help press their case.
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