Център за еврейско-българско сътрудничество

Center “Alef” – partner of the Civil society forum for combating anti-semitism and fostering jewish life in Europe of the European Commission

With its active work on preserving the memory of the Holocaust and stimulating interest among the young generation in the historical events of the Second World War and the rescue of Bulgarian Jews, the Center for Jewish-Bulgarian Cooperation “Alef” has been recognized as a partner in the Civil Society Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism and Promoting Jewish Life in Europe, which took place in Brussels on 16-17 November 2022.

The European Commission adopted a Strategy to fight anti-Semitism and strengthen Jewish life in the European Union. In accordance with the Strategy, each member state will have to carry out a number of activities to prevent and combat various forms of anti-Semitism and xenophobia. In implementation of the Strategy, the civil forum brought together in Brussels representatives of European and international Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, representatives of EU institutions, experts and academics to strengthen active cooperation between civil society organizations and provide more information on how they can build successful joint projects. “Alef” Center was represented by its chairwoman, Alberta Alkalay.

Katharina von Schnurbein – coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life /left/ and “Alberta Alkalay – chairwoman of Center Alef /right/

The forum was organized by the European Commission and was held under the motto “Towards a European Union free of anti-Semitism”.

“The tradegy of the Shoah was a fundamental reason for European integration. If we cannot ensure that Jews see a future for themselves in Europe, the European project will have failed. The Stradegy has therefore ultimately two goals: bring an end to antisemitism and ensure that Jewish life can prosper in line with its religious and cultural traditions. ” – Katharina von Schnurbein said at the opening of the Forum.

“Anti-Semitism comes in many forms, all equally pernicious, regardless of source. We thus need a holistic approach to counter it, in which research, innovation and education play a key role, analyzing the driving, exploring ways to tackle anti-Semitism, strengthening young people’s resilience to all forms of intolerance and discrimination and helping forge a united front against hatred,” the Bulgarian European Commissioner Maria Gabriel commented on the topic.

The forum was held in several sessions. “Alef” actively got involved in the topic of building a network of young European ambassadors for preserving the memory of the Holocaust with its activity of provoking young people through literature and creativity to preserve the memory of the saviors of the Bulgarian Jews

Olivier Lalieu /right/ – historian from the Shoah Memorial in France and head of the “Young Ambassadors of Memory” project

At a workshop related to education and preservation of memory, the ideas and goals of the International Literary Student Competition “Whoever saves one human life, saves the whole universe” organized by Center “Alef”, as well as the unique act of saving the Bulgarian Jews, were presented. The working group also got acquainted with Alef’s latest book edition – the literary collection of student stories, awarded at the Ninth International Literary Student Competition entitled “Extraordinary deeds by ordinary people”.

Zuzana Radwik /left/ – vice president of the Polish forum “Dialog”, Lena Rubenfeld /right/ – chairwoman of Festiv ALT

Within the framework of the forum, the topic of the fight against online anti-Semitism was also discussed. Attendees were united around the idea that everything starts with words. The power of hate speech, with which social networks abound and which is taken for granted today, can easily turn into physical aggression tomorrow. Therefore, the efforts of the European Commission and all the organizations participating in this forum are aimed at ways of dealing with the modern challenges of our time.

Special attention was paid to the preservation of Jewish culture and material heritage in European countries.

The forum was attended by nearly 200 representatives of the largest Jewish and non-Jewish organizations in Europe, whose activities are related to the protection of human rights and countering racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism: representatives of the European Commission, the European Jewish Congress, academic institutes such as the University of Cambridge, Rothschild Foundation, POLIN Museum, Hungarian Jewish Museum, Belgian Jewish Museum, Estonian Jewish Museum, Auschwitz Foundation, Center for the Study of Jewish History in Romania, Anne Frank House, representatives of Jewish organizations from Greece, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Portugal , Austria, Germany and other European countries.

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