The spike of antisemitic incidents across Europe has reached extraordinary levels in the last few days, reminiscent of some of the darkest times in history. European Jews today are again living in fear. We have seen a resurgence of antisemitic incidents and rhetoric in the European Union and worldwide: Molotov cocktails thrown on a synagogue […]
New international project to combat antisemitism through education
A new two-year project to address antisemitism in Europe through education has been launched. The project will be financed by the Erasmus+ programme and implemented by UNESCO in partnership with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Following the project’s launch, UNESCO and its partners will work through tailored activities with national […]
First ever EU strategy to combat antisemitism
Commission presents first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life Today, the European Commission is presenting the first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. With antisemitism worryingly on the rise, in Europe and beyond, the Strategy sets out a series of measures articulated around three pillars: to prevent all forms of […]
Remembering the Holocaust, fighting anti-Semitism
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is celebrated every year on January 27, the same date on which in 1945 the Soviet troops released the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. That is why His Majesty Felipe VI on the occasion of the “International Leaders Forum” will attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum. The Forum will be held on Thursday […]