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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.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder speaks to Jewish leaders in Geneva in May 2026.
Mathias Dopfner, CEO of Axel Springer, speaking ath the World Jewish Congress in Geneva.

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

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

Dr Haim Ben Yaakov

Antisemitism without borders and our responsibility without borders


Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting

“The stories we share confirm today that we are brothers, and that each community is supporting the other,” said Maram Alkharboosh, director of alliances for the Muslim World League.

A Jewish woman and a Muslim one hugging in the Ramallah Muqata'a

President Herzog warns of 'great existential threat' to Jewish people from within

Herzog said that "we are gradually losing points of contact with one another, losing our connection to the binding story that keeps us whole as one nation."

 President Isaac Herzog at the WJC's Jewish Leadership Bridge for the Future in Jerusalem

Dr. Andor Grosz: New president of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities

There are around 75-100,000 Jews in Hungary compared to their population of over 9.7 million.

A Hungarian national flag flutters outside the Hungarian parliament building at a pro-Orban rally during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2018.

UN commemorates Shimon Peres with new releases of former Israeli PM's speeches

14 of the former-Presidents speeches were published and a fellowship has been launched in his name.

 THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Shimon Peres signs the Oslo Accords, witnessed by (from R) PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and US president Bill Clinton, at the White House, Sept. 13, 1993.

Jewish organizations critique Biden's antisemitism strategy

A number of organizations have said they are worried about the definition of antisemitism as portrayed in the 60-page national strategy plan.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks at the White House, in April 2023.

WJC president asks UN to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

Ronald Lauder's plea comes one day after a coalition of major US and global Jewish organizations wrote to UN leaders on Wednesday.

 World Jewish Congress chairman Ronald S. Lauder speaks at the Congress honoring Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz with the Theodor Herzl Award at a gala dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on November 9, 2015.

WJC to Credit Suisse: Reinstate investigators of bank’s ties to Nazis

WJC: “We call on Credit Suisse to immediately reinstate Mr. Barofsky and Mr. Forman and to give them its full cooperation in completing their assigned task."

 SWITZERLAND’S NATIONAL flag flies above the logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse at its headquarters in Zurich.

WJC commemorates 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The WJC has been a significant contributor to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial ceremonies since they were first held in the devastated city of Warsaw

 World Jewish Congress chairman Ronald S. Lauder speaks at the Congress honoring Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz with the Theodor Herzl Award at a gala dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on November 9, 2015.

Jews in Israel and world Jewry share the same destiny - opinion

We should seek to learn about, and comprehend, the wide variety of perceptions, differences in mentality and culture of the different Jewish communities throughout the world.

 Ruth Wasserman Lande speaks with World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder at a recent gathering of the WJC leadership in Madrid.

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.

 Members of the WJC Executive Committee together with H.M. the King of Spain Felipe VI