On 14.2.2020, the President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) Dr. Moshe Kantor, during a meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican, presented him with the 2020 EJC Golden Vision Award, the EJC's highest honor, as a token of appreciation for the message of brotherhood he promotes between Jews and Christians, which is a living testimony of love and trust in the future of humanity, for his undiminished concern for the younger generations, as well as for promoting solutions to the moral and ethical challenges of modern times seasonal.
The EJC Golden Vision Award is presented annually to two personalities, one of the Jewish faith and one of the non-Jewish faith, for their intellectual contribution to an inclusive world where anti-Semitism is not tolerated.
SOURCE: Data from EJC article, 14.2.2020
ΜOn the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Keren Hayesod, a short video was created, which refers to its history and important work.
SEE HERE THE VIDEO
By EUSTATHIO H. LIANOU-LIANTI*
His office was modest and the libraries full of Greek history and philosophy books. He read Thucydides from the original but also from the translation by Eleftherios Venizelos. A unique decoration on the wall is a photograph of the bust of Plato, the philosopher he deeply loved.
"Plato was the greatest thinker, unparalleled in my opinion; and he was also a master of literary style. Poet. He is complex but wonderful. In his central work, "The State", every sentence is a treasure, full of wisdom and insight", he said in an interview, an account of his life.
Brought up with the traditional religious education of the Jews of Poland, he quickly moved on to the study of texts that tried to compare Marxist theory with the Zionist movement, and on the threshold of maturity his thinking was captivated by the greatness of ancient Greek philosophy.
He was moved by the diverse action of the stochastic adaptations and became a thorough researcher of Greek literature.
Washington recognizes the strategic value and reliability of Greece as an ally, which becomes even more important as doubts about Turkey's stance grow, the head of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) David Harris, who last week he was honored by the President of the Republic for his many years of contribution to strengthening Greece's relations with Israel and the USA. For the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mr. Harris notes that in foreign policy he will focus on relations with the USA and the EU. as with the countries of Anat. Mediterranean and especially Cyprus and Israel, while in the economy it will do everything possible to attract foreign investments. As for the cooperation he had in previous years with the government of Alexis Tsipras, he emphasizes that it was "better than we expected", since, as he notes, he was not hostage to ideology but followed a pragmatic foreign policy.
Finally, the head of the AJC welcomes the decline in Golden Dawn rates, calling the development good news for all those who reject extremism, xenophobia, neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism. He also notes that Greece, which bravely resisted Hitler and was deeply affected by the Nazi invasion and occupation, is the last country that should have a pro-Nazi party in its Parliament.
– How do you evaluate the current US-Greece relationship?
– In a word, excellent. The most recent example is the warm and friendly phone conversation between Vice President Mike Pence and the new Prime Minister of Greece, which was followed by a phone call from President Trump. In Washington today there is a broad recognition of Greece's strategic value and credibility as an ally, which becomes even more important as doubts about Turkey's credibility grow.
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'Post' WE REMEMBER and become part of the global chain of Remembrance
WE REMEMBER! The World Jewish Congress (WJC) announced this year's initiative for January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is an activity that aspires to be the largest and most comprehensive Remembrance campaign ever undertaken on social media. At the same time, he calls for the participation and mobilization of all the Jewish Communities of the Diaspora in order to spread the message of ANGRY to every corner of the earth!
The WJC, with a short video feature (which you can watch HERE), asks millions of people to be photographed holding a sheet of paper with the caption We Remember and upload it to Facebook, and/or Twitter and Instagram #WeRemember or send it to the email below
"Anti-Semitism is more noticeable today than at any other time in the post-war period. Precisely for this reason it is necessary that we all together declare that we remember", said WJC CEO Robert Singer.
Spread the word, inform your community, schools, organizations, friends and families. Join this global campaign and become an active core of preserving the memory of the 6 million Jews of Europe who were exterminated in the Holocaust.
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