Combating Antisemitism

Antisemitism is worryingly on the rise in Europe. On the initiative of the city of Dortmund in 2021 ECCAR established a Working Group on antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. The Working Group creates a forum for exchange and discussion of good practices in this policy area. It aims to analyze local policies in the field of antisemitism and fostering Jewish life to formulate concrete policy recommendations for cities. A central foundation of the work is the “EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life” (2021 - 2030). To learn more you can contact antisemitism@eccar.info.

First Working Group Meeting Antisemitism

Dortmund – Germany

23 Sep 2021

City of Dortmund organises first working group Meeting on Antisemitism As you already know, our member city Dortmund has set up a new ECCAR working group which will have its first …

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Video conference on "Antisemitism & homophobia" in Nancy

09 Mar 2021

Video conference on "Antisemitism & homophobia" in Nancy Our board member city Nancy organizes a video conference on "Antisemitism & homophobia" and we are all invited - as it …

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How can cities respond to the rise of antisemitism?

26 Oct 2020

Zoom conference with the Simon Wiesenthal Centre - How can cities respond to the rise of antisemitism? How do European Municipalities manage to monitor and fight back, in the context of the Covid19? What are the lessons learned, the resources needed and the good practices to retain and develope inclusive cities?

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Deepest sympathies and solidarity with Halle, Germany

Halle a. d. Saale – Germany

10 Oct 2019

With reference to the recent events involving the alleged anti-Semitic and right-wing extremist murderous and fatal assault, that occurred in the city of Halle (Germany) on the Yom …

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Official letter of ECCAR to the mayor of Montpellier

Montpellier – France

01 Aug 2019

The President of ECCAR, Benedetto Zacchiroli, responds to the letter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center with reference to the recent facts occured in Montpellier, as reported by the …

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President B. Zacchiroli, with Alain Juppé (Mayor of Bordeaux) and amongst others Marik Fetouh (Deputy Mayor for equality and citizenship)

Benedetto Zacchiroli at the Observatory of equality on racism and antisemitism, in Bordeaux

Bordeaux – France

11 Feb 2019

On 11 February the President of ECCAR was invited and welcomed in the city of Bordeaux (member of ECCAR since October 2018) by the Deputy Mayor for equality and citizenship Marik …

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Stolperstein (stumbling stones) in Memory of Dr. Gustav Adolf Herzfeld

Potsdam – Germany

21 Mar 2017

Am 20.03.2017 wurde ein Stolperstein in Gedenken an Dr. Gustav Adolf Herzfeld durch den Künstler Gunter Demnig verlegt. Der Stein in der Potsdamer Straße 60, vor dem ehemaligen …

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