“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.

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 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.

EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor has welcomed the decision by Facebook to ban Holocaust denial or distortion, and to better inform the public about the Holocaust.

EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor has welcomed the landmark decision by a Greek court to brand the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn a criminal organization and declared that senior members of the party were guilty of running a criminal organization.

The European Jewish Congress strongly condemns an antisemitic attack that wounded one outside a synagogue in Hamburg.