Leon Saltiel
@LeonSaltiel
Dir of Diplomacy, Rep at 🇺🇳 Gva & 🏛️UNESCO, Coordinator vs. Antisemitism @WorldJewishCong丨Author "The Holocaust in Thessaloniki"丨 🇬🇷 delegation to @TheIHRA
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📸 En la inauguración de #JudíosAlandalús en Nueva York participaron la embajadora de España en Estados Unidos Embassy of Spain USA , el presidente de American Sephardi Federation (ASF) representantes de World Jewish Congress y nuestro director general Jaime Moreno Bau entre otros
Thank you, Andrew Weinstein and Leon Saltiel, for a productive and sobering conversation on the alarming global rise of antisemitism and the important role multilateralism can play in addressing it.
The World Jewish Congress is grateful for the leadership of the United States in countering antisemitism at home and abroad, and we are always honoured to exchange views with human rights leaders such as Ambassador Michèle Taylor and Andrew Weinstein
On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the World Jewish Congress stands united with the people of Rwanda, condemns hatred and bigotry, and strives to ensure that ‘Never Again’ does not remain an empty promise.
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At OSCE #Antisemitism Conference, AMB Geissbühler Swiss MFA met Deborah Lipstadt Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt 🇺🇸, Katharina von Schnurbein 🇪🇺, Lord (Eric) Pickles 🇬🇧 & Leon Saltiel #WJC to discuss cooperation, new measures & planned🇨🇭strategy v. antisemitism & project of a #memorial for NS victims Stadt Bern.
Reading the astonishingly well researched account of local elite responses to the Holocaust by Leon Saltiel in what was once the ghetto area #Thessaloniki . It’s clear why Yad Vashem awarded this work.
At the United Nations Human Rights Council, @viktoreichner of the World Jewish Congress spoke about the importance of interfaith dialogue and our cooperation with the Catholic Church, as a pathway to peace and safety for everyone, pursuing it with education, friendship, and conversations.
The World Jewish Congress strongly denounces the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption of one-sided, anti-Israel resolutions. Such actions ignore the reality of Hamas’s terrorism and undermine the peace and security of all. We commend the nations that have stood for truth and reiterate…
Derika Weddington spoke for World Jewish Congress at United Nations Human Rights Council | #HRC55 about her lifelong history facing racial prejudice & discrimination as a Black Jewish American and her unwavering resolve to dismantle the structures of oppression and help create a more tolerant & inclusive society for all.
At the United Nations Human Rights Council | #HRC55, Elizaveta Zaidman of the World Jewish Congress expressed our alarm for the existence of political prison camps in North Korea, as well as widespread starvation, forced labor, executions, torture and rape, which amount to crimes against humanity.
The World Jewish Congress decried at the United Nations Human Rights Council | #HRC55 the ongoing violence in Syria, in particular sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls perpetrated by members of the Syrian government forces, and called for the protection of the civilians and the end of impunity.
The World Jewish Congress spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council | #HRC55 against all forms of discrimination and stigmatization of minorities, including the right of persons with albinism to enjoy equal opportunities and the right to education.
Watch the moving United Nations Human Rights Council testimony of Yarden Gonen, who pleaded for the immediate release of her 23-year-old sister Romi, going through hell as a hostage in Gaza for almost six months now #BringThemHome World Jewish Congress
High Commissioner for UN Human Rights Volker Türk heard the appeals of families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza for almost 6 months and the testimony of a survivor of the October 7 terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas against innocent civilians. #BringThemHome World Jewish Congress