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Former Soviet refusenik and Israeli statesman Natan Sharansky addresses the nearly 300,000 attendees of the “March for Israel” rally in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. Source: Screenshot.

Natan Sharansky: ‘We’ll defeat our enemies today’

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Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet refusenik and Israeli statesman, spoke on Tuesday during the “March for Israel” on Nov. 14. Sharansky spoke of his fight for Soviet Jewry to his immigration to Israel—that “they challenged...

Herzog discusses rise of anti-Semitism in meeting with CAM Advisory Board

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday lamented the rise of Jew-hatred across the globe, during a meeting at his official residence in Jerusalem with members of the Combat Antisemitism Movement’s (CAM) Advisory Board. “We need...
Former Jewish Agency of Israel chairman Nathan Sharansky attends a tour of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2007. Photo by Oren Fixler/Flash90.

Sharansky: Russia’s threats to ban Jewish Agency part of attempt to ‘break Western unity’

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Russia’s recent threats to ban the Jewish Agency for Israel are part of its broader attempts to sow discord in the West, former Jewish Agency chairman and human rights activist Natan Sharansky said on...
From left: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach; human-rights activist and former chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky; and former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer take part in a panel discussion on global anti-Semitism at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, June 6, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Begin Center panel on anti-Semitism delivers central message: Speak up, fight back

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The main message that emerged from a panel on anti-Semitism on Monday evening is that Jews everywhere can make a difference, and all people—Jews and non-Jews—can and must fight back against the resurgent scourge...

New initiative launched to train activists in combating online anti-Semitism

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A new initiative was launched this week to train online “influencers” in combating anti-Semitism. The launch of the initiative, called ProZ, was timed to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls on Jan. 27. The...
From left: Former Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Natan Sharansky and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington discussing anti-Semitism and the ongoing development of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Ukraine, July 22, 2021. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.

Blinken discusses anti-Semitism, Babi Yar with Sharansky and Lieberman

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Representatives of the supervisory board of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center Natan Sharansky and former Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman met on Thursday with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C. “We are grateful for...
A panel of Jewish activists from diverse backgrounds debated aspects of contemporary anti-Semitism on Dec. 16, 2020. Credit: Combat Anti-Semitism.

Sharansky responds to anti-Semitism panel: ‘Progressives’ portray Jews as ‘oppressors’

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Human-rights icon Natan Sharansky told a special event on anti-Semitism on Wednesday that too many progressive voices regard Jews as “oppressors,” and are not protecting individual freedoms and human rights. He was speaking at an event...
Design for the Babyn Yar Memorial Center. Credit: BYHMC/Querkraft.

Babi Yar at 79 … and its future

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Over a two-day period, beginning on Sept. 29, 1941, almost the entire Jewish community of Kyiv was wiped out at a ravine on the outskirts of the city known as Babi Yar. The Nazis and...
Natan Sharansky speaks during a Limud event ahead of the Jewish mourning day of Tu B'Av, at the Israeli president's residence in Jerusalem on July 31, 2017. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Sharansky donates $1 million Genesis Prize to aid those affected by coronavirus

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Human-rights activist Natan Sharansky, the winner of this year’s $1 million Genesis Prize award, has asked the Genesis Prize Foundation to donate the money to help organizations and individuals impacted by the coronavirus, the...
Natan Sharansky. Source: Screenshot.

Former Soviet prisoner Natan Sharansky offers five tips for coping under quarantine

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Human-rights activist, world-famous refusenik and former chairman of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky shared some pointers to help people get through coronavirus-related quarantine in a video released on Monday. “I have some experience of spending time in...