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Lauder: Israel must urgently repair ties with Diaspora Jews before it is too late - interview

Reflecting upon the WJC’s historic mission and contemporary challenges, Lauder warned that Israel could no longer take Diaspora Jews for granted.

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Ronald Lauder (Illustrative).
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder speaks to Jewish leaders in Geneva in May 2026.

Stop trying to educate antisemites, invest in Jewish children, WJC president tells leaders

Lauder said Jewish communities worldwide were facing a surge of antisemitism from Australia and Canada to the UK, France, and the US, adding that it had become dangerous to be visibly Jewish.

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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder speaking at the Wirkd Jewish Congress in Geneva.

German media chief declares 'I am a Zionist' at World Jewish Congress in Geneva

Döpfner delivered a sweeping defense of Zionism, saying support for Israel should be embraced by Jews and non-Jews alike.

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World Jewish Congress marks 90 years since its founding in Geneva, May 10, 2026.

World Jewish Congress marks 90 years since its founding in Geneva

Swiss President Guy Parmelin addressed the opening gala, where WJC leaders honored the family of Ran Gvili with the Israel Resilience Award.

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Spain declares increased commitment to fight antisemitism after WJC meets with King Felipe VI

World Jewish Congress follow-up report on Malmö Forum outlines urgency for concrete actions that reflect realities of Jewish life.

MARCH 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the WJC Executive Committee together with H.M. the King of Spain Felipe VI

Lauder Employment Center marks one year of providing assistance for immigrants

The Lauder Center for the Advancement of Employmen in the Negev is assisting the new immigrants in finding high quality employment and developing Hebrew language skills,.

FEBRUARY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder

WJC President condemns Israeli national-religious Rabbi’s comments

The Rabbi commented last Friday in 'Olam Katan', an Israeli conservative and religious weekly newsletter, that the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria is “divine justice".

FEBRUARY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ron Lauder at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Solving the crisis in Hebrew studies

A new partnership with Open University at the Lauder Employment Center in Israel’s south will help those waiting for places in ulpan.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder

World Jewish Congress mourns former pope Benedict XVI

Former pope Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday after having fallen ill last week.

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder speaks in a video address to the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference, October 12, 2021

Lauder: '30 years ago people told me Jewish life in the FSU was dead, they were wrong'

DECEMBER 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ronald Lauder

Grapevine December 11, 2022: Beyond blarney

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 11, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
OUTGOING TOURISM MINISTER Yoel Razvozov with Kazakhstan Ambassador Satybaldy Burshakov.

WJC president calls emergency meeting on antisemitism in colleges

Former president Reuven Rivlin received the WJC's Theodor Herzl Award for his leadership.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ronald Lauder speaks at the WJC gala dinner.

WJC to honor Reuven Rivlin, Ken Burns at annual gala

Former President Reuven Rivlin will be honored with the Theodor Herzl Award and filmmaker Ken Burns will be awarded the WJC Teddy Kollek Award for the Advancement of Jewish Culture.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gets into his car at the President's residence in Jerusalem July 7, 2021.

Jewish organizations denounce UN's COI report: 'Distorted and biased'

OCTOBER 22, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.