Ronald Lauder warns Israel against ‘blinkered’ policies
President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Ronald Lauder, has expressed fears over “the demise of the two-state solution” and Israel’s “blinkered” policies, which he says could endanger the future More...
Ronald Lauder questioned in Netanyahu fraud inquiry
Israel Police questioned the World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder in connection with a fraud investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara. Lauder was called by the special More...
Saudi King Receives Jewish People’s Condolences Following Disaster in Mecca
A major Jewish organization publicly expressed condolences on Thursday to the king of Saudi Arabia to express their condolences following the mass loss of life during last week’s tragic stampede More...
Polish art museum features naked tag game in gas chamber
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder today criticized the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK), Poland for reinstating an art installation that features a video of naked men More...
‘Woman in Gold’ star Helen Mirren to receive WJC Recognition Award
Helen Mirren will receive the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and The Weinstein Company Academy Award for her role in the acclaimed film ‘Woman in Gold’ and for helping to educate the public about the issues More...
Red Cross President: “Red Cross failed to protect civilians and Jews murdered by the nazis”
The International Committee of the Red Cross, the world’s foremost humanitarian organization, and the World Jewish Congress commemorated the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps today More...
Estee Lauder’s Granddaughter Creates Beauty Brand Aerin Beauty
The granddaughter of legendary beauty empire creator Estée Lauder, Aerin, 44, along with her sister Jane, are on Forbes magazine’s World’s Billionaires List for 2014 (She owns 16 million shares More...
China, World Jewish Congress to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Shanghai Ghetto Liberation
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) will, for the first time, be hosting an event in Shanghai this coming September to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation More...
Ronald Lauder Talks to Hollande About Opening A WJC Office in Paris
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week in which 17 people were killed in the offices of the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket, World Jewish Congress More...
Ronald Lauder Warns Gift of Nazi Looted Art Will Open Pandora’s Box
is concerned that the gift of art from German collector Cornelius Gurlitt could open “Pandoras Box” of Nazi-looted treasure from Jewish victims, according to Times of Israel. German Culture Minister More...