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WJC Elevate at AMIA Commemoration Ceremony

From July 16 to 18, the World Jewish Congress NextGen participated in a commemoration event for the 1994 Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina bombing (AMIA) in Argentina.
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Make Their Memory Shine Hosts Clean-Up for Yom HaShoah and Dutch Remembrance Day

On May 10th, around Yom Hashoah and the Dutch Day of Remembrance, Make Their Memory Shine (MTMS) organized an educational seminar about remembrance cultures, Stolpersteine, and volunteerism in the age of growing Holocaust Denial with StandWithUs Netherland.

The event was made possible with help from WJC's NextGenInc.
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The First Ever Board of Deputies of British Jews Under 35 Assembly Seminar

On Sunday, July 7, the Board of Deputies of British Jews hosted its first-ever Under 35 Assembly Seminar, where 30 new deputies under 35 convened to discuss, learn, and strategize about the current and future state of UK Jewry. The event was organized entirely by former Lauder Fellow ('22-'23) and Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy Member Noah Katz, currently Chair of the U35 Assembly.
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Lauder Fellow Yaeli Sanchez Elected New President of FEJJE!

Yaeli Sanchez, Lauder Fellow '23-'24, has been elected President of Federación de Jóvenes Judíos en España (FEJJE).
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Noa Kohai Speaks at Shalom Hartman Institute

Noa Kohai, current Lauder Fellow, spoke at the Shalom Hartman Institute to the board members from the US in Israel yesterday.
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JD Academy Member Sruli Fruchter Launches New Hot Topic Israel Podcast

Sruli Fruchter, a WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy member and Lauder Fellow '20-'21 hosts a new podcast called 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers.
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Start-Up Nation Mentorship Second Annual Young Professionals Fellowship Israel

Start-Up Nation Mentorship hosted its second annual Young Professionals Fellowship (YPF) Israel trip with 20 non-Jewish professionals in finance and high-tech fields.
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Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy Members Join WJC Executive Committee

During the World Jewish Congress Executive Committee in Jerusalem in May, Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy members Caterina Cognini (Lauder Fellow '20-'21) and Dan Alpert (Lauder Fellow '20-'21) were appointed as members of the Executive Committee to represent the voices of global Jewish Youth.
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JD Academy Member Addresses 1,000+ Attendees at CJPAC Action Party

Nati Pressman, former Lauder Fellow, JD Academy Member, and President of the Canadian Union of Jewish Students (CUJS), project of NextGenInc, recently addressed over 1,000 attendees at the CJPAC ACTION party in Toronto.
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Second Annual Start-Up Nation Mentorship Tel Aviv Cocktail Reception

On Sunday, June 16, Start-Up Nation Mentorship hosted program mentors, partners, and friends at their Annual Cocktail Evening in Tel Aviv.
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