News Archive (Prior to 2020)

Simon Wiesenthal Center Urges President Trump To Instruct FBI To Create Special Task Force After Latest Violent Attack In Synagogue; Calls On African American Leaders To Speak Out Against Spate Of Attacks Against Jews In New York Area

Admin — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Officials of the Simon Wiesenthal Center are urging President Trump to instruct the FBI to create a special task force in wake of unending attacksagainst Jews and their religious institutions. Rabbi Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper, Dean and Founder and Associate Dean of the leading Jewish Human Rights NGO are also urging Black leaders tospeak out against the spate of recent hate crimes in New York and New Jersey carried out by African Americans.

“Enough is enough! Jews should not have to fear for their lives in America to go to their houses of worship. The FBI must step up and take the lead in all recentviolent hate crimes targeting religious Jews.” This in wake of a violent machete attack against Jewish worshippers in Monsey, New York, Saturday night.

Contact:
Michele Alkin
Director, Global Communications
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Museum of Tolerance
310-739-8063

Shimon Samuels, Director for International Relations of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, interviewed by BBC World Service on "Antisemitism around the World - a Warning from Veteran Campaigner."

Admin — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

In the BBC Radio "The World Tonight" interview, responding to questions on the rise of antisemitism in Europe and worldwide, Samuelsexplains how "antisemitism opens the door to other forms of bigotry."

Major Assyrian-American Groups Express Solidarity with Embattled American Jews

Admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Los Angeles

Wiesenthal Centre to State Minister of Monaco: “Grant Access to Your Holocaust Period Archives as Closure of a Sorely Belated Moral Debt to History”

Admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

“On 27 January 2020, the world will mark the 75^th anniversary of theliberation of Auschwitz, probably the last chance for most Holocaust survivors to tell their stories or seek restitution.”...“If we, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, were to receive the entry into Monaco archives by this 75^th anniversary, this would help to provide a sorely belated closure for thefamilies of victims. A Monaco denial would be construed as a betrayal of its moral debt to history,

Wiesenthal Centre Commends UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Committee for Delisting the Aalst Carnival from its Prestigious Status Due to Antisemitism

Admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

“UNESCO status brought thousands of tourists to the Carnival. Delisting is no guarantee for a hate-free Aalst Carnival... We will be monitoring and,if necessary, take measures to inform ourworldwide membership and other friends of the dangers in visiting a hatefest.”

An Open Letter to French Interior Minister: "First Too Dangerous to Wear a Kippah, Now Speaking Hebrew Provokes Violence in Paris!"

Admin — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Paris

Wiesenthal Centre at the International Criminal Court “The Court is intended to complement, not to replace, national criminal justice systems”

Admin — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

The Hague, Netherlands

Wiesenthal Centre at Historic Day for France: IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Adopted by French Parliament Lower House with resulting vote of 154 votes to 72

Admin — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Paris, 3 December

SWC Commends Argentina’s Cuyo University for its Adoption of IHRA Anti-Semitism Definition

Admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Buenos Aires & Paris: Today, the University of Cuyo, Mendoza, adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism,aimed at resolving past racist abuses on its campus.

Simon Wiesenthal Center Midwest's Annual Woman of Valor Luncheon

Admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT