Welcome to the April 2016 edition of CEJI Flash.
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CEJI in the News
"Living with fear - after the terrorist attacks in Brussels..."
CEJI Director Robin Sclafani was asked to contribute to an article looking at how Brussels has reacted to the recent attacks and if/how the city has changed. Read the full aricle (in German) on Juedische-Allgemeine.
"Today’s Europe is not Nazi Germany" (De Standaard)
"Surely they are often viewed as a scapegoat, but not a single European country has introduced race laws in order to discriminate against Muslims..." CEJI Executive Chairperson, Ronny Naftaniel, is astonished about comparisons with that of the Jews "before the War". Read the full article: Today's Europe is not Nazi Germany.
"Lifelong Learning in the battle against extremists" (ELM - European Lifelong Learning Magazine & EPALE - Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe)
Radical Islamists and far-right nationalists are extreme poles of the same phenomenon: both feel marginalised, argues diversity educator and CEJI Director, Robin Sclafani. Read the full article: Lifelong Learning in the battle against extremisms.
CEJI intervention at Roundtable on Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hatred at the European Parliament
"The Framework Decision of 2008 was gold standard for the time. But hatred in 2016 looks different: it has intensified, escalating to extreme forms of violence. It is time to strengthen existing provisions and adopt a new gold standard..." Read the full intervention. Read the full intervention.
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More than 300 secondary school teachers across Belgium attend our cultural and religious diversity training courses
Between November 2015 and March 2016, CEJI gave more than 20 training courses on various topics such as 'Understanding and managing cultural diversity in my class and my professional practice', 'Better understanding Judaism and contemporary manifestations of Antisemitism' and 'Understanding Islam and contemporary manifestations of Islamophobia'. These training courses have so far taken place in Hainault, Namur, Liège, Luxembourg province and Brussels. The final training course of our extraordinary six month journey across Belgium took place towards the end of March at the Athénée Royal d'Ixelles, closing a cycle that brought together more than 300 secondary school teachers since we began back in November 2015. Read the full article on the CEJI website.
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Overcoming Antisemitism and Overcoming Islamophobia in Paris
We are currently running a training course on ‘Overcoming Antisemitism and Overcoming Islamophobia’ in Montreuil in France for the fist time. Contact CEJI training co-ordinator Stéphanie Lecesne for further information on upcoming training courses. |
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Jewish and Muslim Women Workshop
The Jewish and Muslim Women Workshop, organized by CEJI on 13 March, brought together Jewish and Muslim women from Belgium. The workshop was an opportunity to reflect on the role of Jewish and Muslim women in the modern world, and included a visit of the European synagogue in Brussels. A big thanks to European Jewish Community Centre (EJCC) who hosted us, especially to Nehama Uzan-Avil, and also to Rabbi Rosenblum who led the visit of the synagogue. |
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New Publication for download: Guidelines for Acknowledging and Monitoring Antisemitism On- and Offline
Guidelines for Acknowledging and Monitoring Antisemitism On- and Offline
In these guidelines, we look at the origins of the word 'antisemitism' and examine other terms and working definitions. We also give concrete examples of antisemitism, and compare criticism of Israel with antisemitic criticism of Israel and look at where the line should be drawn. Download your free copy.
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‘Kol Europe’ – A Jewish Voice for an Inclusive Europe
Last year, we launched a new e-newsletter: ‘Kol Europe – A Jewish Voice for an Inclusive Europe’. It is currently in its 15th edition and enjoys a growing following. Kol Europe is the only news bulletin dedicated to European policy news for Jewish communities – why not read the latest edition of Kol Europe - the voice of Europe and register for free to receive your own bi-weekly copy?
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‘Get the Trolls Out!’
As part of the Get the Trolls Out project, CEJI is responsible for media monitoring and denouncing antisemitic hate speech in traditional and new media. Check out the most recent Monthly Highlights, in which we select key antisemitic hate speech incidents in the project countries involved (Belgium, France, UK, Greece, Hungary) to deconstruct antisemitic stereotypes. The Ousted Troll of the Month is an incident we choose every month to show positive outcome in the fight against antisemitism in Europe.
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Staff news
This month we say goodbye and thank Anusha for her work as office manager over the last three years and wish her the best of luck in her new adventures.
We also take this opportunity to welcome Madalina Gherman who will be taking on the role of office manager. |
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Partner News
Publication of ECRI General Policy Recommendations on Combating Hate Speech
Encouraging speedy reactions by public figures to hate speech, promoting self-regulation of media, raising awareness of the dangerous consequences of hate speech, withdrawing financial and other support from political parties that actively use hate speech and criminalising its most extreme manifestations, while respecting freedom of expression, are among the policy recommendations issued by the Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission. Find out more about ECRI's General Policy Recommendations.
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