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In Dublin this week, Jewish community leaders from across the world met with government envoys from 28 countries, with representatives from at least seven international organizations, and with executives from technology companies for the 15th meeting of the Special Envoys and Coordinators Combating Antisemitism (SECCA) Forum.
The Forum is organized by the WJC in partnership with the @EU_Commission and convened under 🇮🇪 Ireland’s rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.
⚠️ Since the terror attacks of October 7, 2023, Jewish communities have been subjected to never-ending waves of hatred, violence, and ostracization from public life.
This meeting in Dublin is a much-needed opportunity to reset the conversation between Jewish organizations, governments, and technology companies, including about how to counter online hate.
Matilda Bee Britvan was the youngest victim killed in the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, in December 2025.
She had gone to the beach with another child and her family to celebrate Hanukkah.
On November 7, she should have celebrated her 11th birthday. In Matilda’s memory, we vow to spread light and joy, as Matilda was a child filled with happiness.
🌺 Lest we forget.
Remembrance Day on November 11th (Veterans Day in the US) commemorates those who lost their lives in war and in the line of duty, corresponding with November 11, 1918, the day World War I ended.
The war left behind millions of casualties, both military and civilian, and shaped world history.
At WJC’s New York Office, we hosted a coalition of New York-based diplomats - from 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇳 the UN, and 🇺🇸 the US - to hear directly from @chiefrabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis about the global rise of antisemitism.
"We know that we're not alone and we do have good friends,” Chief Rabbi Mirvis noted.
.@chiefrabbi Mirvis and WJC staff met with @UKUN_NewYork, Ambassador @SarahMacFCDO to press for concrete action against antisemitism.
They also raised concerns about the @UN's disproportionate focus on Israel, including at the Human Rights Council, and how hostile rhetoric about Israel fuels hatred and affects Jewish communities.
At the 2026 Theodor Herzl Award ceremony, WJC President @lauder_ronald talked about demonstrating courage - in standing up for Jewish communities, their security, and against antisemitism.
Because the wave of hatred we face now, which started after October 7, doesn't just target Jews. It targets Western civilization's way of life and democratic values.
At the ceremony, the 2026 Herzl Award was presented to @axelspringer CEO Mathias Döpfner, for his dedication against antisemitism and in support of the State of Israel.
Tonight, WJC honored @axelspringer_EN CEO Mathias Döpfner with its Theodor Herzl Award, the organization’s highest recognition, for his leadership in confronting antisemitism and defending Jewish life.
As CEO of Axel Springer, Döpfner has championed the connection between Jewish security and the preservation of free, democratic societies.
At the meeting of the WJC Governing Board in Geneva earlier this year, he condemned the normalization of antisemitism following October 7 and called for a stronger defense of Jewish life and Israel’s right to exist.
ALT Photo © Jennifer Altman/WJC
WJC President @lauder_ronald renewed his call for investments in education to protect our societies from hatred.
“If Kristallnacht, which took place 88 years ago tonight, was the precursor to the Holocaust, it was October 7th that ignited the hatred we see all around us today,” Amb. Lauder addressed the attendees.
“And just like 1938, the aim of the radical agenda behind this latest wave of hatred is not just the Jewish people or even the Jewish State. It is, once again, all of Western civilization.”
ALT Photo © Jennifer Altman/WJC
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⚠️ This is a roundup of just a few of the antisemitic incidents in the last few days, impacting Jewish communities and Jewish security across the globe.
Today we commemorate the 88th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom.
The night of November 9-10, 1938, was a night of terror for Jews living in Nazi Germany, Austria, and parts of then-Czechoslovakia that Germany occupied. It was a night of coordinated violence and persecution against Jewish civilians.
Today, antisemitic violence has returned to our streets. But we will not allow it to grow to something worse.
#WeRemember
World Jewish Congress President @lauder_ronald has welcomed the decision to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming Israel’s next government.
In a letter to President @Isaac_Herzog, Amb. Lauder called this moment an opportunity for renewal, healing, and unity.
Shavua tov. Today is the sixth anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who was one of the most influential thinkers and moral voices in contemporary Judaism.
For his yahrzeit every year, The @rabbisacks Legacy invites us to engage in a day of learning, because learning is a life-long journey, regardless of age and status.
We hope to carry his message and build a world of tolerance.
We're devastated by reports of a mass shooting at a market in Kraków, Poland, with at least 6 fatalities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Poland at this difficult time.
From Argentina to Australia, we wish you Shabbat Shalom!
What's your favorite Sephardic or Mizrahi Shabbat tradition or custom?
Eva Geller, 90, who was seriously wounded in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack in December 2025, has died of the wounds and complications she sustained that day. She had been in and out of hospital throughout the year, unable to recover.
Geller is the 16th victim of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
She had escaped the Holocaust in Hungary as a child, coming to Australia, where the family built a new life. Geller was a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
May her memory be a blessing, and may her family have the strength to carry through.
Countries across Europe have questioned @UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese's conduct. Ireland this week shamefully welcomed her.
The Jewish Representative Council of Ireland has rightfully voiced their concerns.
Albanese dismissed the antisemitism experienced by Irish Jews while speaking on Irish national radio. Then she appeared before a parliamentary committee, made unsubstantiated allegations, and dismissed the seriousness of antisemitism again.
This is conduct that should be met with questions and criticism, not praise.
A United Nations title should not place anyone above scrutiny. Yet that is precisely what appears to have happened during Francesca Albanese's visit to Ireland.
Despite international condemnation, calls for resignation from European governments and demands for a UN investigation, Albanese was welcomed by Irish political representatives without question.
She dismissed documented antisemitism against Irish Jews on national radio, then appeared before an Oireachtas committee making a series of outrageous, unsubstantiated allegations.
Not one demand for evidence. Not one challenge to her most shocking claims.
Instead, she got praise, admiration and smiling photographs.
Since when did an Oireachtas committee become a place where extraordinary allegations are applauded rather than examined?
Our elected representatives have a duty to exercise independent judgement, ask difficult questions and demand evidence for serious allegations. That responsibility should never be set aside, regardless of who is speaking.
JRCI's full statement is attached.
ESHEM (European Sites of Holocaust Memory) is an initiative of the @EU_Commission dedicated to safeguarding the historical sites of the Holocaust, and strengthening their role in research and education. WJC is proud to be on the advisory group.
Thus far, 3️⃣2️⃣ Members have joined the Network from 1️⃣8️⃣ countries.
Learn more 🔗 holocaust-memory-sites.ec.eu…
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We are saddened to learn of the passing of Solomon Sopher, the long-serving Chairman and President of Mumbai’s Baghdadi Jewish community. May his memory be a blessing.
The Baghdadi Jewish community descends from merchants and refugees who began arriving in the late 18th century from Iraq and other parts of the Middle East. The Sassoon family was highly influential in the Baghdadi community, and established schools and synagogues in the city.
Solomon Sopher was a proud Indian Jews and a devoted guardian of Mumbai’s Jewish heritage. Mr. Sopher also established the Sassoon Guest House, located on the grounds of the Magen David Synagogue, which is fully kosher and capable of accommodating observant Jewish visitors.
Thank you for standing by the Jewish people.
As @BoyGeorge prepares for the first of two gigs in Tel Aviv tonight, I was delighted to join him at a wonderful reception hosted by @SylvanAdams_, Chair of @WorldJewishCong Israel. His message to our community: “G-d bless British Jews! We love you.”
It's been 31 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by a right-wing extremist on November 4, 1995. Hours before, Rabin delivered his last public speech in Tel Aviv to a rally full of supporters.
It was a speech about, and for, peace:
“Peace exists first and foremost in our prayers, but not only in prayers. Peace is what the Jewish people aspire to, a true aspiration. Peace entails difficulties, even pain. Israel knows no path devoid of pain. But the path of peace is preferable to the path of war.”
“This rally must send a message to the Israeli public, to the Jewish community throughout the world, to many in the Arab world, and throughout the entire world...
That the people of Israel want peace, support peace. And for that, I thank you very much.”
Speaking yesterday from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Noah Shack, CEO of our Canadian affiliate @CIJAinfo, called for more government resources and tools to safeguard Canadians, from extremist violence, in the wake of the Belleville synagogue shooting last month.
The story of the Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa still forms a major gap in most of the world's knowledge of the history of the region.
In 1945, there were approximately 866,000 Jews living in communities throughout the MENA region. Today, there are far fewer than 10,000 outside of Israel.
According to official statistics, 856,000 Jews, persecuted and under duress, were exiled from their homes between 1948 and the early 1970s, leaving behind substantial property and other assets. They faced this persecution in retaliation from their governments for the creation of the State of Israel, and because they were Jews.
They resettled in Israel, Europe, and other countries, resulting in unimaginable economic hardship and family separation. These photos show the moments different waves of refugees arrived in Israel, mainly from Yemen, Iraq, and Morocco. During Mizrahi Heritage Month in November, we share and honor their stories.
All photos © Government Press Office
