The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) condemns the anti-Semitic attacks on Macedonia’s first Jewish minister, Rashela Mizrahi. The attacks and insults waged against Mizrahi took the form of a very concentrated campaign, which culminated in her removal from the post of minister for labor and social policy. Mizrahi held press conferences before a sign that referred to the country as “Republic…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) and The Holocaust Fund of Macedonia have launched a strategic partnership and joint Holocaust Memory Initiative. The Initiative will aim to preserve the remembrance of the Holocaust in Macedonia and to promote the traditions and cultures of the Macedonian Jewish community. It will further strengthen the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination while promoting democracy,…
On October 23, 2012, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) hosted a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. to address the rise of extremism in Greece and what impact it has had on native, ethnic, migrant and religious minorities in Greece. The panel featured Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias, the representative of Greece’s Macedonian Orthodox religious community, Sali Bollati, Secretary-General of the Albanian American…