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European Jewish Congress Receives Endorsement from Czech Prime Minister on Plan of Action to Combat Rise in Anti-Semitism  The European Jewish Congress (EJC) held its Executive Meeting in Prague on May 15th, 2012. Following the meeting, all members of EJC Executive were invited by Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas in the governmental Lichtenstein palace to discuss new threats against the Jewish community. The EJC received an endorsement from the Czech Prime Minister for their plan on how best to tackle these threats... Read more... Tuesday, May 22, 2012   European Jewish Congress Congratulates President-elect Francois Hollande and Expresses Concern about Far-Right Successes in GreeceThe European Jewish Congress congratulated Francois Hollande on his success in French presidential elections and said that they looked forward to working with him on a variety of issues. EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor recounted the meeting an EJC delegation recently held with Mr. Hollande...  Read more... Monday, May 7, 2012   EJC Meeting with French Presidential Candidate François Hollande and Pierre Moscovici, Chief of Presidential CampaignEJC President, Dr. Moshe Kantor, together with an EJC delegation composed of Vivian Wineman, President of the Board of Deputies (Great Britain), Dieter Graumann, President of Zentralrat (the Central Council of Jews in Germany), Serge Cwajgenbaum, EJC Secretary General Raya Kalenova, EJC Deputy Secretary General and Haim Musikant General Director of Crif, met on 11 April 2012 with French Presidential Candidate François Hollande and Pierre Moscovici, Chief of Presidential Campaign... Read more... Thursday, April 12, 2012   The Passing of Emanuel (Manek) Weintraub (Zal)Emanuel (Manek) Weintraub, President of the French section of the World Jewish Congress, passed away in Paris, at the age of 83. As a student, Manek Weintraub was elected President of the World Union of Jewish Students and became an active Zionist, a permanent defender of the cause of Israel, and a leader in Jewish life in France, in Europe, and worldwide.  Read more... Monday, April 2, 2012   European Jewish Congress Sends its Deepest Condolences to the Community and the Families of Those Killed in the Shooting at a Jewish School in Toulouse and Calls on the Authorities to Spare No Resources in Apprehending the PerpetratorThe European Jewish Congress has expressed shock and sadness at the news that four people, including three children, were killed outside of a Jewish school in Toulouse. Read more... Tuesday, March 20, 2012   President of the European Jewish Congress, Dr. Moshe Kantor, Awarded French “Légion d‘honneur” By President SarkozyDr. Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), was awarded the medal of Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur by French President, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy. Read more... Wednesday, January 25, 2012