GENEVA (EJP)---A delegation of European Jewish students raised their profound concern for the security of the Jewish community in Venezuela, during a meeting with this country’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
Liraz Madmony, a 23-year-old law student from Sderot, addressed the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Gaza in Geneva on behalf of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) on Monday, before the vote by the council that condemned Israel's military offensive in Gaza and resolved to send a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinians.
More than 500 Jewish young men and women from across Europe gathered in the port town of Sile near Istanbul as part of a summer programme organised by the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS).
Hundreds of Jewish students vacationing in Istanbul as part of the European Union of Jewish Students', or EUJS, summer program wrapped up their vacation yesterday, hoping to send Europe an important message about Turkey's relevance.
In other words, Durban became synonymous with hatefest. Just recently, the Brussels-based European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) published The Durban Diaries by Joelle Fiss, who, in 2001, was EUJS chair.
MAY 20, 2008- In 2001, Joëlle Fiss, at that time the chairwoman of the European Union of Jewish Students, lead a delegation of European Students to the Conference against Racism in Durban.
Yet, without those younger people, the leaders rightly reason, what?s to be the future of Jewish communities? Who will fill the seats of the synagogues that were so lovingly built and maintained? Who will keep the schools, centers, and clubs thriving? Who will sustain the organizations that defend Jewish interests, advocate for Israel, raise funds for Jewish needs, and engage, as Jews, with other societal groups?
The upcoming U.N. World Conference Against Racism in Geneva is likely to single out Israel for criticism.
Pope Benedict XVI responded to Jewish students’ concerns about the atrocities in Darfur.
For those who believe that bad things happen in groups of three, their view was borne out in the past week...