World jewish congress

Dear Antonio Guterres: Fairness, Israel, and the legacy of your UN - opinion

The role of the United Nations should be to bring clarity, balance, and credibility to these debates, not to deepen divisions or reinforce narratives that many perceive as one-sided.

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UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.
Jerusalem Post owner Eli Azur (L) gives Agam Rainbow Torah to WJC President Ronald S. Lauder (R) at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City, June 1, 2026.

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder at 'Post' Conference: 'Israel is losing the information war'

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Conference, Lauder urged Israel and Diaspora Jews to partner in the global PR fight.

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Ronald Lauder (Illustrative).

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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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 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.

Lauder Center presents strategy in dealing with influx of refugees, olim

"Olim to the Negev" program to help refugees and olim arriving in Israel settle down, build roots in the Negev.

OCTOBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ron Lauder at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Global Jewish leader Ronald Lauder talks future of Israel, Middle East

No. 7 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress.

Letters to the Editor, September 21, 2022: Multiple criteria

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Israel is the envy of the world - opinion

From an address delivered this week at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022ByRONALD S. LAUDER
RON LAUDER, president of the World Jewish Congress, addresses the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City this week.

WJC head Lauder: Queen Elizabeth was symbol of resistance against Nazis

"Queen Elizabeth’s refusal to flinch in the face of evil, but instead to fight it with every formidable fiber of her character, will be an inspiration for generations to come."

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
QUEEN ELIZABETH II depicted in a 2000 official portrait by the author.

Jerusalem terror attack: Jewish world stands 'with victims of heinous act' - WJC President

“Jerusalem’s Old City holds sacred significance to Jews, Muslims and Christians and, sadly, it has again been turned into a site of tragedy," said World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting attack outside Jerusalem Old City, August 14,2022.

Jews in totalitarian ‘cage’ - opinion

On August 12 this year we will note the 70th anniversary of the brutal execution of members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, via a series of commemorating events for this tragedy.

AUGUST 10, 2022ByHAIM BEN YAAKOV
Itzik Feffer, Albert Einstein and Solomon Mikhoels (1943)

WJC's Lauder mourns death of former First Minister of Northern Ireland

Supporters of Israel mourn passing of David Trimble, long-time supporter of Israel and fighter against anti-Zionism

AUGUST 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder