The World Jewish Congress–North America applauds the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for reversing its decision ...

India marks 75 years of independence this month. The country is home to three historic Jewish communities, among them the Baghdadi Jews, merchants who came from Iraq. Today very few still live in ...

Bottom Line : Community Notes might sound democratic, but in their current form, they risk becoming another system where the ...

In 1936, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise co-founded the World Jewish Congress (WJC), together with Nahum Goldmann and others. The World Jewish Congress, American Section, is the affiliate of the WJC in the ...

Representing Jewish Communities In 100 Countries Across Six Continents ...

NEW YORK – After Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state," Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, released the following ...

The World Jewish Congress expressed deep concern over the Brazilian government’s withdrawal from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). “The Brazilian government’s decision to ...

In response to the incident involving the removal of a group of young French Jews from a Vueling flight at Valencia Airport last Wednesday, the World Jewish Congress issued the following statement: ...

In a letter to UN Human Rights Council President Ambassador Jürg Lauber, WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern criticized the “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory” for ...

Dr. Leon Saltiel, WJC’s Representative in Geneva and Director of Diplomacy, added: “ODIHR and the World Jewish Congress have a long-standing partnership rooted in a shared commitment to human rights ...