Events & Meetings

The EJC held its Executive Meeting in Vienna to discuss pressing issues affecting Jewish communities in Europe today. This was the first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor was bestowed with the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, the country's highest honour, at a ceremony held at the Lichtenstein Palace in Vienna.

The EJC held an event honouring the Portuguese Righteous Among the Nations Aristides De Sousa Mendes together with the Portuguese Socialist Party Delegation to the European Parliament.

An EJC delegation took part in the 8th Mahar Conference organised by the Jewish community of Montenegro in Budva on 21-24 October.

EJC bestowed upon Vladimir Shternfeld, President of the Federal Jewish National Cultural Autonomy (FENKA), the EJC Navigator to Jerusalem award in a ceremony in Moscow recognising his life-long commitment to fostering Jewish life in Russia and his continued service for the benefit of the Jewish community in the country.

The European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) held a meeting with policymakers an experts on the issue of dealing with antisemitic content in Palestinian textbooks.