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World Jewish Congress |
Non-governmental organization (ngo)
Founded in Geneva in 1936 to unite the Jewish people and mobilize the world against the Nazi onslaught, the WJC is the representative body of Jewish communities and organizations in over 80 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe across six continents. It seeks to foster the unity and creative survival of the Jewish people while maintaining its spiritual, cultural and social heritage. Towards these ends, the World Jewish Congress works to Secure the rights and safety Jews and Jewish communities around the world; Intensify the bonds of world Jewry and strengthen the ties of solidarity among Jewish communities everywhere; Act in coordination with and on behalf of Jewish communities before governmental, intergovernmental and other international authorities on matters concerning the Jewish people, and; Cooperate with all peoples on the basis of universal ideas of peace, freedom and justice. Membership in the WJC is open to all representative Jewish groups or communities, irrespective of the social, politic...view more
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