“The EU should be applauded for taking this significant step toward combatting antisemitism in Europe and abroad amid the dramatic surge of Jew hatred within living memory of the Holocaust,” said Daniel Schwammenthal, Director of the AJC Transatlantic Institute, the EU office of AJC, the global Jewish advocacy organization. “It is reassuring to see that the strategy aims at tackling antisemitism whether it originates from the far-right, the far-left, Islamists or mainstream society and clearly identifies “Israel-related antisemitism” as a major problem. As the Commission notes, it is in fact ‘the most common form of antisemitism encountered online by Jews in Europe today.’”
Antisemitism has been called the world’s oldest hatred. It is a tangible threat not only to Jews, but also to the very fabric of democratic societies.
We agree with the European Commission's assertion that “Europe can only prosper when its Jewish communities prosper too.”
The shocking rise of antisemitism in Europe is relevant for all of Diaspora Jewry. American Jewish Committee (AJC) will never give up on the Jews in Europe—or anywhere else. We will continue to work toward a world free of anti-Jewish hate.
With offices in Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and Warsaw, and representatives in Prague, Rome, and Sofia, AJC Europe’s strategic, on-the-ground presence allows us to help shape and impact policy at the highest levels. You can learn more at AJC.org/Europe.
Below you can find important resources that help break down this troubling rise in Jew-hatred and what it means for the Jewish people.