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UPenn refuses to reschedule commencement ceremony on Shavuot
(JNS) The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia said it will not move the date of its commencement ceremony, which is set to take place during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, despite a petition to reschedule the event to accommodate those who celebrate the Jewish holiday.
According to the university’s student-run publication, The Daily Pennsylvanian, nearly 40 seniors who identify as Orthodox Jewish received an email about the decision on March 24. Vice president and university secretary Medha Narvekar, and vice presi. For access to this article please sign in or
Greece takes over presidency of the IHRA on the 80th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Greece Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks of the significance of the IHRA during the online handover ceremony. Photo: Greek Foreign Ministry.
6 April 2021 10:36am
Greece has taken over the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) from Germany.
Due to the pandemic, the handover ceremony took place online and included addresses by Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Deputy Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, Education and Religious Affairs Minister Niki Kerameos, and Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris, who will serve as the IHRA President. The IHRA is the largest global organisation which unites governments, academics and experts on the critical mission of strengthening, advancing and promoting Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide and upholding the commitments of