Eternal anti-Semitism and the protection of Jewish life in Europe – What to do?

Crisis Talks

The brutal Hamas attack on Israeli citizens on October 7, 2023 and Israel’s response in Gaza also had direct consequences for Jews in Europe. Attacks on Jewish institutions and threats against Jews in Europe reinforce insecurities and an already existing structural anti-Semitism. Once again, the question arises as to what needs to be done to sustainably protect Jewish life in Europe and combat anti-Semitism. The experts at this Crisis Talk will discuss the challenges, but above all they want to present concrete solutions.

Crisis Talks of the Leibniz Research Alliance “Crises in a Globalized World”
Crises have historically been an important driver of change and progress in the EU. In crisis situations, the EU, which is characterized by great heterogeneity and geared towards consensual opinion-forming, has so far mostly been able to create common perceptions, overcome blockades and shape integration. In the Crisis Talks series, the Leibniz Research Alliance “Crises in a Globalized World” explores the question of how Europe should deal with its current and past crises.

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The event will be simultaneously interpreted (English/German).

Program

Greeting
Claus-Peter Appel
Deputy Head of the State Representation of Hesse to the EU
Rebecca C. Schmidt
Research Center “Normative Orders” – Goethe University Frankfurt

Impulse
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schüler Springorum
Head of the Centre for Research on Antisemitism at the Technical University of Berlin,
Coordinator of the Research Network on Antisemitism FoNA21

Panel discussion
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schüler Springorum
Katharina von Schnurbein
Commissioner for Combating Anti-Semitism and Promoting Jewish Life,
European Commission
Yohan Benizri
Board member of the World Jewish Congress
Prof. Dr. Oliver Decker
Director of the Else-Frenkel-Brunswik Institute for Democracy Research at the University of Leipzig

Moderation
Michael Thaidigsmann, Jüdische Allgemeine

Organizer:
The Hessian Minister for Federal and European Affairs Lucia Puttrich and the Leibniz Research Network “Environmental Crises – Crisis Environments”
together with the Research Center “Normative Orders” of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main