- Summary
- "A history of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) from its founding in 1936 through 2016. Among the topics covered are the WJC's role during World War II; the WJC's contribution to the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg; post-WWII attitudes to and relationships with Jews living in Germany; the WJC's relationship and interaction with the State of Israel; the WJC's role and impact at the United Nations; the WJC's diplomatic efforts on behalf of North African Jewry during the 1950's and 1960's; materialization of the Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau; the WJC's role in launching the Jewish-Vatican dialogue; advocacy on behalf of Soviet Jewry; the WJC's role in the campaign to repeal the UN's "Zionism is Racism" resolution; forcing Swiss banks to disgorge Holocaust-era assets belonging to Jews; the Kurt Walheim Affair; the WJC's interaction with communist countries; the WJC's role regarding terrorist attacks on Jewish institutions in Buenos Aires; the World Jewish Congress today; and WJC President Ronald S. Lauder's vision of the Jewish future"-- Provided by publisher.
- Other Title
- Kurt Waldheim affair.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- World Jewish Congress, author.
- Published
- New York : WJC, World Jewish Congress, [2017]
©2017
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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List of Abbreviations
Foreword / AMBASSADOR RONALD S. LAUDER
Introduction / MENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT
The Jewish Right to Equality / JUDGE JULIAN W. MACK
The World Jewish Congress during World War II / GREGORY J. WALLANCE
The Re-enfranchisement of the Jew / RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE
Nuremberg and Beyond : Jacob Robinson, a Champion for Justice / JONATHAN BUSH
The State of World Jewry, 1948 / NAHUM GOLDMANN
Gerhart M. Riegner : Pioneer for Jewish-Catholic Relations in the Contemporary World / MONSIGNOR PIER FRANCESCO FUMAGALLI
The World Jewish Congress and the State of Israel : A Personal Reminiscence / NATAN LERNER
The World Jewish Congress, the League of Nations, and the United Nations / ZOHAR SEGEV
From Pariah to Partner : The Jews of Postwar Germany and the World Jewish Congress / MICHAEL BRENNER
Diplomatic Interventions : The World Jewish Congress and North African Jewry / ISABELLA NESPOLI AND MENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT
Bourguiba's Jewish Friend / S. J. GOLDSMITH
Soviet Jewry : Debates and Controversies / SUZANNE D. RUTLAND
Advancing the Best in Jewish Culture / PHILIP M. KLUTZNICK
The Struggle for Historical Integrity at Auschwitz-Birkenau / LAURENCE WEINBAUM
New Directions and Priorities, 1985 / EDGAR M. BRONFMAN
Fighting Delegitimization : The United Nation's "Zionism is Racism" Resolution, a Case Study / EVELYN SOMMER
Navigating the Communist Years : A Jewish Perspective / MARAM STERN
The Kurt Waldheim Affair / ELI M. ROSENBAUM
In Search of Justice : the World Jewish Congress and the Swiss Banks / GREGG J. RICKMAN
Confronting Terror : The Buenos Aires Bombings / ADELA COJAB-MOADEB
The World Jewish Congress Today / ROBERT R. SINGER
My Vision of the Jewish Future / AMBASSADOR RONALD S. LAUDER
Acknowledgments / ROBERT R. SINGER
Notes
Contributors
Photograph Credits
Index.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Rosensaft, Menachem Z., 1948- editor.
Lauder, Ronald S., writer of foreword.
Rosenbaum, Eli M.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Abbreviations -- Foreword / AMBASSADOR RONALD S. LAUDER -- Introduction / MENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT -- The Jewish Right to Equality / JUDGE JULIAN W. MACK -- The World Jewish Congress during World War II / GREGORY J. WALLANCE -- The Re-enfranchisement of the Jew / RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE -- Nuremberg and Beyond : Jacob Robinson, a Champion for Justice / JONATHAN BUSH -- The State of World Jewry, 1948 / NAHUM GOLDMANN -- Gerhart M. Riegner : Pioneer for Jewish-Catholic Relations in the Contemporary World / MONSIGNOR PIER FRANCESCO FUMAGALLI -- The World Jewish Congress and the State of Israel : A Personal Reminiscence / NATAN LERNER -- The World Jewish Congress, the League of Nations, and the United Nations / ZOHAR SEGEV -- From Pariah to Partner : The Jews of Postwar Germany and the World Jewish Congress / MICHAEL BRENNER -- Diplomatic Interventions : The World Jewish Congress and North African Jewry / ISABELLA NESPOLI AND MENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT -- Bourguiba's Jewish Friend / S. J. GOLDSMITH -- Soviet Jewry : Debates and Controversies / SUZANNE D. RUTLAND -- Advancing the Best in Jewish Culture / PHILIP M. KLUTZNICK -- The Struggle for Historical Integrity at Auschwitz-Birkenau / LAURENCE WEINBAUM -- New Directions and Priorities, 1985 / EDGAR M. BRONFMAN -- Fighting Delegitimization : The United Nation's "Zionism is Racism" Resolution, a Case Study / EVELYN SOMMER -- Navigating the Communist Years : A Jewish Perspective / MARAM STERN -- The Kurt Waldheim Affair / ELI M. ROSENBAUM -- In Search of Justice : the World Jewish Congress and the Swiss Banks / GREGG J. RICKMAN -- Confronting Terror : The Buenos Aires Bombings / ADELA COJAB-MOADEB -- The World Jewish Congress Today / ROBERT R. SINGER -- My Vision of the Jewish Future / AMBASSADOR RONALD S. LAUDER -- Acknowledgments / ROBERT R. SINGER -- Notes -- Contributors -- Photograph Credits -- Index.
