Conference of Presidents
It comes on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day as a debate has emerged in the Jewish and pro-Israel community over whether the official IHRA definition should be adopted into law.
King Mohammed VI’s decision that he intends to normalize ties with Israel has had “the impact of a tsunami,” says Moroccan Jewish community head Serge Berdugo.
Conference of Presidents drops civility complaints between longtime members
“The enforcement process results in more communal division than unity, and significant time and resources,” said William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents, in a statement.
HaShevet is “dismayed at the diminishing effectiveness of mainstream Jewish advocacy organizations in North America.”
HIAS wants ZOA and CAMERA disciplined for criticizing them. ZOA fires back saying HIAS has no place in a Conference that is reserved for groups with a Jewish mission.
A letter penned by more than 200 Jewish “student leaders” states that ZOA national president Mort Klein should be reprimanded for “a pattern of racist and Islamophobic behavior.”
A webinar hosted by ZOA president Mort Klein presented objections to Lob and alleged that, in reprisal, a number of member organizations have called for ZOA’s ouster from the big-tent group.
Lob, who formerly served as chair of HIAS, garnered a little more than half of the support of member organizations. Past chair votes had been approved unanimously.
Amid uproar, Stark to remain Conference of Presidents chair for another year
Dianne Lob will serve as chair-election, a newly created position.
A roll-call vote of member organizations to approve the nomination is scheduled to take place via Zoom on April 28.
“For the first time in history, we had to cancel all of our summer tours to Israel. Our teens will not be able to go to Israel, and that is very tragic for sorts of reasons,” Simon Johnson, chief executive of the Jewish Leadership Council in the United Kingdom.
“If a skinhead shoplifts a beer, it’s not a hate crime,” said U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr. “Why would you let that kid go?”
