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Ronald Lauder
WJC President Ronald Lauder with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy
October 8, 2024, 10:52 am
Global and local bodies mark 7 October anniversary
From World Jewish Congress to Barnet Council, horrors of that day are commemorated
By Jenni Frazer
Marie van der Zyl
November 1, 2023, 5:16 pm
Board of Deputies president visits Qatar
Qataris assured delegation of commitment to free the hostages
By Jenni Frazer
Pope Pius XII is accused of turning a blind eye to genocide.
February 28, 2020, 1:06 pm
Vatican thanked by Jewish leaders for opening Shoah-era archives
Catholic figures said vault would be opened to allay suspicion that Pius XII - dubbed ‘Hitler’s Pope’ - turned a blind eye to persecution of Jews
By Jewish News Reporter
Sadiq Khan hand-in-hand with Holocaust survivor Renee Salt at Auschwitz, at the event marking 75 years since the liberation of the camp
January 27, 2020, 4:38 pm
More than 200 survivors join world leaders at Auschwitz commemoration
London Mayor Sadiq Khan attends ceremony alongside Polish president Andrzej Duda, British Jewish leaders and the head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder
By Jewish News Reporter
A person with a flag of Israel stands next to flowers and candles in front of a synagogue in Halle, Germany, following a terror shooting on Yom Kippur in 2019 (AP Photo/Jens Meyer via Jewish News)
October 25, 2019, 1:49 pm
After Halle attack report finds one in four Germans holds antisemitic beliefs
Shock survey by World Jewish Congress finds that a quarter of the population may hold views including Jews having 'too much power over the economy'
By Jewish News Reporter
Remains of the AMIA after the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
July 19, 2019, 1:25 pm
Argentina recognises Hezbollah as a terror group 25 years after AMIA bombing
World Jewish Congress president welcomes the 'long-awaited and principled' decision by Argentina, a quarter of a century after the Jewish centre attack
By Jewish News Reporter
Ronald Lauder and Joel Lion
June 18, 2019, 12:25 pm
Jewish leaders protest planned building on Ukraine mass graves
Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine and head of the World Jewish Congress condemn proposed construction at site where Holocaust victims rest
By JTA
Theresa May with Danny Stone of the Antisemitism Policy Trust, Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl and other Jewish leaders as she addressed antisemitism
January 11, 2019, 1:59 pm
Theresa May urged to ‘systematically’ apply IHRA definition by WJC leader
World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder calls on the Prime Minister to be rigorous in enforcing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism
By Jewish News Reporter
L-R Charley Musonda, Eden Hazard and Ross Barkley have given their backing to Chelsea's new campaign against tackling anti-Semitism
January 16, 2018, 4:32 pm
Chelsea launch campaign to tackle anti-Semitism
Eden Hazard, Ross Barkley and César Azpilicueta among players to support Premier League champions' initiative
Auschwitz's infamous train tracks and death gate
October 25, 2017, 12:48 pm
Polish restitution law excludes most Holocaust survivors and heirs
Legislation on return of confiscated property during WW2 requires claimants to be citizens of Poland, ruling out many Shoah victims
By JTA
August 13, 2017, 9:47 pm
US Jewish leaders condemn Charlottesville violence and Trump’s reaction
Figures from across the religious and political spectrum condemn clashes at a demonstration by white supremacists
By JTA
Some 2,000 delegates attended last weekend’s Limmud FSU, held in the Russian capital
April 27, 2017, 3:25 pm
Record audience cheers on the Jewish Russian revival
11-years after launch, Moscow's premier Jewish educational festival sees more than 2,000 participants
By Jewish News Reporter
Antonio Guterres
March 24, 2017, 12:13 pm
UN chief reaffirms ancient Jewish ties to Jerusalem
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stresses recognition of Jewish links to the holy city
By JTA
Benjamin Netanyahu
October 5, 2016, 5:41 pm
Global Jewish leader probed over Netanyahu fraud case
Ronald Lauder was investigated by Israeli police over alleged fraud involving the PM and his wife
By JTA
Pope Francis meets the president of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder
September 27, 2016, 4:17 pm
Pope urges migrant integration in meeting with Jewish figures
The leader of the Catholic Church met with a delegation of the World Jewish Congress in the Vatican
By JTA
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