European
Jewish
Congress
Uniting European Jewish Communities
European
Jewish
Congress
Uniting European Jewish Communities

European Jewish Congress President slams decision by Austrian Freedom Party to appoint antisemite to upper house of parliament

Dr. Moshe Kantor has expressed outrage after the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) appointed former foreign-affairs spokesman Johannes Hübner to the Bundesrat, which is the equivalent of Austria’s Senate.

Statements

European Jewish Congress President slams decision by Austrian Freedom Party to appoint antisemite to upper house of parliament

Dr. Moshe Kantor has expressed outrage after the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) appointed former foreign-affairs spokesman Johannes Hübner to the Bundesrat, which is the equivalent of Austria’s Senate.

European Jewish Congress remembers Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks as a towering figure of Judaism

The European Jewish Congress expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, זצ״ל on the passing of the former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.

European Jewish Congress congratulates President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory

The European Jewish Congress sends its congratulations to U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr on his victory in the American presidential elections.

European Jewish Congress shocked and appalled at Vienna terror shootings

“The shooting reminds us that vigilance, commitment to fighting terror and assertion of our values is a constant necessity to rid Europe of this deadly scourge and it reminds us that terror targets us all,” said EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor in the aftermath of the terror shootings that took place outside the Stadttempel synagogue in Vienna.

European Jewish Congress condemns barbaric terror attacks in France

The European Jewish Congress expresses its profound shock and outrage at the horrific terror attacks which took place in Nice and Avignon.

Dr. Moshe Kantor re-elected as European Jewish Congress President

Dr. Moshe Kantor was re-elected as President of the European Jewish Congress. Dr. Kantor ran unopposed, in what is seen as a resounding vote of confidence in his leadership by the representatives of Europe’s Jewish communities.

Events & Meetings

EJC Executive VP and CEO Raya Kalenova addresses European Council conference on online antisemitism

EJC Executive Vice-President and CEO Raya Kalenova addressed the conference "Antisemitism online –The role of prevention and education in tackling antisemitic hate speech", organised by the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

EJC Executive VP and CEO Raya Kalenova addresses commemoration ceremony of the Halle attack

EJC Executive Vice-President and CEO Raya Kalenova addressed the Halle attack commemoration ceremony hosted by the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the EU and organised in partnership with the EJC.

Dr. Moshe Kantor opens international medical conference on COVID-19 lessons

EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor gave opening remarks at the online conference: "COVID-19: Sharing the international lessons learned", organised by the UK's Royal Society of Medicine, in partnership with the Kantor Charitable Foundation.

News from Communities

Plaque commemorating lawyers and judges expelled by Italian racial laws

A plaque was affixed in Rome's Court of Appeals in memory of lawyers, magistrates, and court officers expelled after the promulgation in Italy of the racial laws.

Hungarian Jews condemn official who wrote that “Europe is the gas chamber of Soros”

The Federation of Hungarian Jewish communities (MAZSIHISZ) condemned a government-appointed cultural commissioner for comparing George Soros to Hitler in an article about Hungary and Poland’s row with the EU over rule of law.

Slovenia declares all of Hezbollah a “criminal and terrorist organisation”

Slovenia designated Hezbollah in its entirety a terrorist organisation, joining a growing number of European states who have taken similar steps in recent weeks to end differentiation between the group’s political and armed wings.

Antisemitic attacker gets 6-month sentence for assault in Strasbourg

A French court sentenced a man accused of assaulting a Jewish graffiti artist in the northeastern city of Strasbourg to six months in prison.

German government bans neo-Nazi group for spreading hate

Germany has outlawed a far-right neo-Nazi group called "Sturmbrigade 44" for spreading hatred, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer declared.

EJC in the media

The Jerusalem Post : Politician noted for antisemitic comments nominated to Austrian Senate

Johannes Hübner, who was the foreign affairs spokesman for the Austrian Freedom Party (AFP) until 2017, has just been appointed to the Bundesrat, the equivalent to the Austrian Senate, the European Jewish Congress (EJC) reported. 

The Algemeiner : “Jewish Groups offer condolences, condemnations in Wake of Vienna Terror Attack”

"The proximity to our main synagogue strongly suggests an antisemitic motive of the Islamist attacker,” he noted. “But what the incident also shows is that antisemitism, which is inherent in radical Islamism, is not only a threat to Jews, but to all those concerned with freedom, democracy, and human values," said IKG President Oskar Deutsch.

Le Figaro : “Attaque à Nice : la communauté juive européenne dénonce «le mal absolu»”

Le Congrès juif européen (CJE) s'est dit jeudi 29 octobre «bouleversé et indigné» par l'attaque au couteau qui a fait trois morts jeudi dans une basilique de Nice, dénonçant «la barbarie et le mal absolu» de l'attentat.

News & Views

Philippines awarded special certificate for support of Jews in Holocaust

The First Secretary and Consul of the Philippines Embassy, Reichel Quinones was awarded a special certificate by the Confederation of General Zionists (CGZ) faction of the World Zionist congress.

Law to commemorate victims of Spanish Inquisition submitted to Knesset

A law to commemorate the victims of the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 (and expulsion of Jews in 1492) was submitted to the Knesset for approval, proposing to establish November 1 as the date of commemoration.

IHRA Chair condemns Holocaust distortion at “Querdenker” demonstrations in Germany

The chair of IHRA, Amb. Michaela Küchler, has condemned the Holocaust distortion and antisemitic conspiracy myths gaining traction at so-called "Querdenker" demonstrations against coronavirus restrictions around Germany.

Life in Israel

Netanyahu to Visit Egypt on Official Trip

Israeli and Egyptian officials are engaged in talks ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official visit to Cairo in the coming weeks.

Israel ranked top country for women entrepreneurs

Israel is being ranked the top country in the world for women entrepreneurs by credit giant Mastercard's new annual Index of Women Entrepreneurs.

Netanyahu to follow Saudi visit with Bahrain trip

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to travel to Bahrain in the aftermath of his unusual visit to Saudi Arabia, a country that has no ties with Israel.

Galleries

Address by EJC Executive Vice President and CEO Raya Kalenova, First ECJC e-summit of European Jewish leaders

EJC Executive Vice President and CEO Raya Kalenova addressed the opening ceremony the first e-summit of European Jewish leaders of the European Council of Jewish Communities (ECJC)

Halle Attack Commemoration Ceremony at the German Permanent Representation

The German Perm Rep together with the European Jewish Congress and B'nai B’rith International held a commemoration ceremony for the first anniversary of the Halle attack.

Address by EJC Executive Vice President and CEO Raya Kalenova, one year after the Halle attack

One year after the attack on Halle synagogue, EJC Executive Vice President and CEO Raya Kalenova addressed the community in a video message.

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.