WJC welcomes measure to combat racism and antisemitism

The World Jewish Congress has applauded the Council of the European Union’s adoption of measures to combat racism and antisemitism. Read more

President Rivlin meets WJC President Lauder

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has met Israeli President Reuven Rivlinprivately in New York to thank him for his many years of dedicated service to the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Read more

March of Folly

Now that the Chagim (Festivals) are over most people are looking forward to a new year devoid of past follies and one which will somehow fulfil their craving for a more balanced and normal life. Read more

A video message from the president of The World Jewish Congress

As communities around the globe grapple with the health, economic and social impacts of the novel coronavirus, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued a video message, assuring the more than 100 WJC-affiliated Jewish communities that the World Jewish Congress is here to support them. Read more

WJC applauds Vatican’s opening of World War II archives

As the Vatican prepares to unseal millions of pages representing the WWII archives of Pope Pius XII tomorrow, the World Jewish Congress celebrates a step forward in the transparency of that era’s history. Read more

Intermarriage a second Holocaust: The WJC responds

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has responded to remarks by Israel’s Education Minister Rafi Peretz likening intermarriage to a ‘second Holocaust’. Read more

Dutch railways planning to compensate Holocaust survivors and relatives

The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the intention of the Dutch national railway Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), to offer financial compensation to the survivors and relatives of Holocaust victims who were transported via Dutch rail to Nazi concentrations camps during World War II. Read more

Chelsea FC and WJC to convene international summit in Paris to fight racism in sports

The World Jewish Congress and its President Ronald S. Lauder, together with senior officials of the top English soccer team Chelsea Football Club have announced that they will convene an international summit in 2019 to battle discrimination, racism and antisemitism in sports. Read more

Lauder loses the plot…writes Isi Leibler

Ronald Lauder is a billionaire and respected art collector who became passionately committed to Jewish life when, as U.S. ambassador to Austria, he witnessed virulent antisemitism. I have known him for over 20 years and was involved in no small measure in his election as president of the World Jewish Congress. Read more

Israel, this is not who we are

Orthodoxy should be respected, but we cannot allow the politics of a radical minority to alienate millions of Jews worldwide….writes Ronald S. Lauder. Read more

United Nations condemns the use of human shields

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has praised the United Nations vote condemning the use of human shields as an “important” step that “will help bring security and stability” to the Middle East. Read more

Polish moves to rescind criminal penalty from Holocaust Law

The World Jewish Congress has welcomed Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s decision to recommend to parliament that it reopen discussions on its new Holocaust Law so as to rescind criminal penalty for suggesting that Poles bore some responsibility for the destruction of Polish Jewry.  Read more

WJC applauds United States’ UNHRC withdrawl

The World Jewish Congress has applauded the United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council over its obsessive and biased focus on the State of Israel. Read more

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder mourns loss of life in Gaza border violence, holds Hamas fully responsible for bloodshed

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has reacted to the deadly demonstrations on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel this week. Read more

Leaders praises Trump’s leadership

The World Jewish Congress on Monday enthusiastically welcomed the United States’ move of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, calling it a “critical moment in history” and a “precedent worthy of emulation” by all of Israel’s allies.  Read more

Losing the plot

In the northern hemisphere spring is arriving. In Israel it has sprung but in parts of the USA and in Europe/UK the winter thaw is delayed…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

The issue of Nazi-looted art

At an event in Berlin leading up to the 20^th anniversary of the Washington Principles, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder underscored the large gap between promised improvements in reference to Nazi-looted art and actual actions in Germany. Read more

#WeRemember

The World Jewish Congress has launched its second annual #WeRemember initiative to combat antisemitism and all forms of hatred, genocide and xenophobia.  Read more

70th anniversary of the UN vote calling for the establishment of a Jewish state

The World Jewish Congress and Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has marked the 70th anniversary of the November 29, 1947 UN vote that called for the establishment of a Jewish state, with a reenactment of events in the very structure that served as the UN headquarters at that time. Read more

Poland’s proposed restitution law ‘excludes vast majority of Holocaust survivors and heirs’

The World Jewish Congress has expressed “profound disappointment” in the Polish government’s proposed legislation for the restitution of confiscated property belong to Holocaust victims and their heirs. Read more

World Jewish Congress calls Austrian election result ‘distressing’

The World Jewish Congress (WJC)  has voiced serious concerns about the strong showing of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) in Austria’s parliamentary election. Read more

WJC Urges UN Body to focus on its Core Mandate

Following the U.S. and Israel governments’ announcements this week that the two countries intend to withdraw from UNESCO, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder urged the United Nations body “to focus on its core mandate rather than addressing political matters that fall outside the organisation’s purview.” Read more

WJC decries Las Vegas massacre as “senseless”

World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder has decried the “senseless” violence in Las Vegas that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured at a country music festival. Read more

EU slammed for hosting a convicted terrorist

Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), has sharply criticised the European Parliament for hosting Leila Khaled, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who continues to advocate violence against Israelis. Read more

Lauder says Russia’s changes “stunning”

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has thanked Russia for its efforts to crack down on antisemitism and make Jews feel welcome in the country, after a long history of hostility and hardship. Read more

75 years after Babi Yar, WJC President Ronald S. Lauder praises ‘miracle of Jewish revival in Ukraine’

 On the 75th anniversary of the murder more than 33,000 Jews at Babi Yar, leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) were in Ukraine to take part in events to remember the atrocity committed by Nazi Germany on 29/30 September 1941 near Kyiv. Read more

WJC praises Netanyahu’s call for resumption of peace negotiations

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) today hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neyanyahu’s call at the United Nations for the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table and lauded Netanyahu’s remarks that Israel and Arab states are cooperating against radical Islam. Read more

Lauder appeals to FIFA to reject Palestinian demand to suspend Israel

The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) today appealed to the 209 member associations of FIFA to reject a Palestinian demand to suspend the membership of the Israeli Football Association (IFA) in world soccer’s governing body. Read more

An award for Helen Mirren

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) and The Weinstein Company announced today that Academy Award winner Helen Mirren will receive the WJC Recognition Award for her role in the acclaimed film ‘Woman in Gold’ and for helping to educate the public about the issues of Nazi-looted art. Read more

The Holocaust: The Red Cross “lost its moral compass”

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the world’s foremost humanitarian organization, and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) have commemorated the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps. Read more

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