Operation Reinhardt was one of the deadliest phases of the Holocaust. WJC & @alfredlandecker.bsky.social recently concluded an educational trip bringing staff of the German Bundestag and federal ministries to sites across eastern Poland.
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Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, the two victims of the shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC.
Two Israeli Embassy employees.
Two people targeted for being Jewish.
Two innocent victims of hatred.
This is a horrific act.
May their memories be a blessing.
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer was laid to rest in Germany today.
She was a woman of unshakable moral courage, a survivor of unimaginable loss, and a voice of remembrance for generations.
May her memory be a blessing.
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RELEASED. Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has been freed from Gaza after 584 days in captivity as a prisoner of Hamas.
Edan, we are so happy to see you safe. This is an incredible moment for the Alexander family.
58 hostages are still in Gaza and must all be freed as quickly as possible.
We congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his election as the next leader of the Catholic Church.
The WJC’s relationship with the Holy See spans decades and is grounded in a deep, ongoing commitment to interfaith dialogue.
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Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins this evening with a minute-long siren, when the whole of Israel comes to a halt and the nation pauses to remember the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
It is with great sadness that we join people around the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, a true moral leader, a man of deep faith and humanity, and a steadfast friend to the Jewish people.
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59 hostages are still in Gaza, after 1.5 years in hell.
Just as Moses demanded that Pharaoh let his people go from slavery, so we say to Hamas: Let our people go.
#BringThemHomeNow
One and a half years since the horror of October 7.
One and a half years that the hostages are in Gaza, starving, abused, alone.
One and a half years later, this nightmare continues.
#BringThemHomeNow
While celebrating the joys of Purim and its history, let us draw strength to help us confront the threats we face today. While remembering the liberation of Persian Jews from oppression, let us remember the many times the Jewish people overcame adversity and persevered.
Chag Purim Sameach from WJC!
Former hostage Omer Wenkert gave a harrowing interview to Israeli media, detailing his kidnapping from the Nova festival, the last time he saw his friend Kim Damti, who was killed that day, and the days in Hamas captivity, including nearly 200 days in total isolation and how he was beaten regularly.
For nearly 500 days, Eli Sharabi was a hostage in Gaza, where he was tortured, starved, and abused. Sharabi was freed in February and came home to Israel to the horrific news that his wife and two teenage daughters were murdered during the October 7 attack.
Everyone must watch his testimony.
Overnight, the bodies of four deceased hostages, Ohad Yahalomi, Itzik Elgarat, Tsahi Idan, and Shlomo Mantzur were returned to Israel.
This is another heartbreaking day in Israel and for the communities of the southern kibbutzim.
#BringThemHomeNow
Since Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas were returned to Israel, landmarks in Germany, Paris, Argentina, and beyond have been illuminated in orange as the world mourns their tragic loss.
There are no words to describe the heartbreak of the Jewish people.
We must #BringThemHomeNow. Every. Single. One.
“Shiri, I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you all.”
All of Israel is united today for a purpose we did not want: To bid farewell to the beautiful Bibas family, to Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir, a mother and two children, as they were brought to their final resting place. It never should have happened this way.
The recently released hostages from Gaza are revealing the starvation, torture, and general abuse they experienced at the hands of their captors.
It raises critical concerns about the hostages who remain there. Their situation is dire.
We must #BringThemHomeNow
In honor of the fallen hostages who were returned home, do a mitzvah in their names. Let their legacy and love continue. Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz - you are with us in our hearts.
Shabbat Shalom.
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder has issued a statement on the release of the four bodies of deceased hostages:
"We must channel our grief into action. Every remaining hostage must be brought home – immediately. The urgency could not be greater."
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Remembering is a responsibility.
Together with close partners, we organised a visit of +50 Ambassadors &diplomats to Maison d’Izieu to learn more about the Holocaust. The Shoah shaped the UN’s founding, reminding us of our duty to recognize every person’s full humanity. @worldjewishcong.bsky.social
500 days since October 7.
500 days that the hostages are in Gaza, starving, alone.
#BringThemHomeNow
Human lives are hanging in the balance. 76 hostages need to come home to Israel - to their families, or for proper burials so that their families can lay them to rest.
For Shabbat, we say #BringThemHomeNow
The World Jewish Congress and its affiliate European Jewish Congress has issued a statement ahead of the Munich Security Conference this weekend, calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
#BringThemHomeNow
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BREAKING: The IDF announced that hostage Shlomo Mansour, 86, was murdered on October 7 in Kibbutz Kiffusim and his body taken by Hamas terrorists to Gaza. Until now, it was not known whether Mansour was alive.
We mourn for his family for this horrible loss.
May Shlomo's memory be a blessing.
Hostage Alon Ohel turns 24 today in Gaza.
His mother says they received the first sign of life only this past Sunday, as Alon was being held hostage with Eli Sharabi and Or Levi, who were freed on Saturday. Alon is wounded, receives almost no food, and is being kept in tunnels, and in chains.
“You can’t be Jewish, or non-Jewish, and not be concerned with what you see all around us today.”
Marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, WJC President Ronald S. Lauder called on world leaders to pay attention to the discrimination targeting Jews in the wake of October 7.
