Posts Tagged: Belarus Jews
WJC Calls on Belarussian Municipality to Halt Work Near Mass Jewish Grave
The World Jewish Congress has called on the municipality in the Belarussian city of Brest to cease construction at an uncovered mass grave of more...
Netanyahu Reverses Decision to Close Israeli Embassy in Belarus
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to close the Israeli Embassy in Minsk, Belarus, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The decision...
Belarus President Slams Jewish Governor for Not Keeping Jews ‘Under Control’ as Ordered
JNS.org - In an address to the nation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday admonished a Jewish regional governor in Belarus for not taking the country's Jewish population...
Kirk Douglas, Jewish ‘Ragman’s Son’ Turned Movie Star, Still Earning Accolades at 96
Film historian Bob Birchard describes an anti-Jewish prejudice in American culture that existed well into the 20th century, not at the level of the Nazi...