EJC holds Executive Committee meeting in Paris

The European Jewish Congress held its Executive Committee meeting on 10 December in Paris, France, where leaders of Jewish communities gathered to discuss recent developments, exchange best practices and address challenges ahead amid the rising antisemitism after the October 7th massacre.

Statements

EJC welcomes agreement for ceasefire in Northern Israel and Lebanon

The European Jewish Congress welcomes the decision of the Israeli government to approve a ceasefire in the conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese terror organisation Hezbollah.

Events & Meetings

EJC holds Executive Committee meeting in Paris

The European Jewish Congress held its Executive Committee meeting on 10 December in Paris, France, where leaders of Jewish communities gathered to discuss recent developments, exchange best practices and address challenges ahead amid the rising antisemitism after the October 7th massacre.

News from Communities

EJC in the media

Jerusalem Post: “History in Austria: The far right tasked to form government”

EJC President Dr Ariel Muzicant spoke with the Jerusalem Post about the current political situation in Austria amid the rise of extremism in Europe.

News & Views

EU Council extends restrictive measures by one year to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The EU Council decided to extend by one year, until 20 January 2026, the existing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).

Life in Israel

Israeli President Isaac Herzog unveils October 7 memorial in Jerusalem

The monument is the first of its kind in the city to commemorate both the victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre and Israel Defense Forces soldiers who fell in the ensuing war.

Galleries

Shoah Commemoration

More than 70 years after the Shoah, the systematic murder of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators, representing a third of the world’s Jewish population and a half of Europe’s, it is incumbent upon us as Jews and as Europeans to maintain the memory of this most unique of genocides and to draw the lessons from it for our own days.

We must seek different methods to convey the same message of where hatred and intolerance and antisemitism lead. The most important of these is through education and the EJC works with governments and local authorities to ensure the insertion and maintenance of Holocaust education in curricula and non-curricula activities.

About us

The EJC was created to give a unified voice to Jewish communities around Europe, representing their common interests and concerns, but at the same time allowing smaller Jewish communities a wider platform to express their specific needs.

It federates democratically elected national Jewish community organisations in over 40 European countries uniting 2.5 million Jews across the continent.