EJC saddened by passing of Pope Francis: Sends condolences to Catholics in Europe and round the world

"We have fond and enduring memories of our audiences with the late Pope and his deep commitment to fostering dialogue with Jewish communities and fierce opposition to antisemitism" said EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova

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EJC saddened by passing of Pope Francis: Sends condolences to Catholics in Europe and round the world

"We have fond and enduring memories of our audiences with the late Pope and his deep commitment to fostering dialogue with Jewish communities and fierce opposition to antisemitism" said EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova

Events & Meetings

EJC organised EU-funded interfaith conference in Brussels in partnership with SACC by EJC and Faith Matters

The conference, funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) as part of the “BADRI - Bringing Awareness, Dialogue, and Resilience Improvement” project, provided a unique opportunity to address the shared challenges faced by faith-based communities and explore collaborative solutions.

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Times of Israel: “European Jewish Congress sends condolences upon death of Pope Francis”

“Pope Francis was a steadfast advocate for interfaith dialogue and mutual respect between religions,” the representative organization of European Jewry says in a statement.

News & Views

Paraguay designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation and expanded classification of Hamas and Hezbollah

The presidential decree issued cited the Guards’ systematic involvement in human rights violations and participation in terrorist activities on a global scale as justification for the blacklisting.

Life in Israel

Israel takes over IHRA Presidency from the United Kingdom

Israel’s Presidency will be guided by the theme Crossroads of Generations, emphasizing the passing of the torch of Holocaust remembrance from the survivors to future generations.

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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.