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Durban Diaries
26 May 2008The Durban Diaries is a detailed account of what happened to members of the Jewish caucus participating in the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), in 2001 in Durban. This is a day by day -and sometimes hour by hour- testimony from former EUJS chair- person Joëlle Fiss, who led the delegation of Jewish student activists to the conference.
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THE DURBAN DIARIES: A remarkable testimony to Jewish Youth.
20 May 2008MAY 20, 2008- In 2001, Joëlle Fiss, at that time the chairwoman of the European Union of Jewish Students, lead a delegation of European Students to the Conference against Racism in Durban.
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In the Trenches: A Cri de Coeur from two Jewish generations
12 May 2008Yet, without those younger people, the leaders rightly reason, what?s to be the future of Jewish communities? Who will fill the seats of the synagogues that were so lovingly built and maintained? Who will keep the schools, centers, and clubs thriving? Who will sustain the organizations that defend Jewish interests, advocate for Israel, raise funds for Jewish needs, and engage, as Jews, with other societal groups?
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Geneva meeting could be Israel hate-fest
17 April 2008The upcoming U.N. World Conference Against Racism in Geneva is likely to single out Israel for criticism.
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European Union of Jewish Students speak out at the UN Human Rights Council
20 March 2008For the fourth consecutive year, the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) brought a student delegation to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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New Chairperson, Director and Presidium at EUJS
29 January 2008The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) is pleased to announce that Jonas Karpantschof has now completed his transition to Brussels and has officially assumed his elected position as Chairperson of EUJS effective January 1st 2008.
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Lo Tishkach European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative
26 November 2007The Lo Tishkach European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative was established in 2006 as a joint project of the Conference of European Rabbis and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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Pope responds to Jewish students on Darfur
30 September 2007Pope Benedict XVI responded to Jewish students’ concerns about the atrocities in Darfur.
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Letter from the Pope
21 September 2007During its 24th annual Summer University, EUJS took a delegation of Jewish student activists from 30 countries across Europe to meet with His Eminence Pope Benedict XVI...
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Letter to the Pope
21 September 2007EUJS letter to the Pope!