World Jewish Congress head calls on Pope Francis to help release hostages
Vatican CityReuters The head of the World Jewish Congress met Pope Francis on Thursday and asked him to help secure the release of the hostages taken by the Hamas militant group following its 7th October rampage on Israel. More than 1,400 Israelis were killed in the attack, and more than 200 people were captured by […]
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic
Warsaw, Poland AP A Jewish prayer for the souls of the people murdered in the Holocaust echoed Wednesday over where the Warsaw ghetto stood during World War II as a world paused by the coronavirus pandemic observed the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Most International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations were being held online […]
UN chief urges global fight against pandemic and hatred
United NationsAP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for a global fight on two fronts – one against the coronavirus pandemic and the other against “the poison” of anti-Semitism and hatred of Muslims, migrants, refugees and many others. Even before the virus struck earlier this year, the UN chief said there was a surge […]