On 6 and 7.6.2024, in the Argyriadis amphitheater of the University of Athens, the scientific symposium on "Identity and Differences", organized by EPOFI (Laboratory of Political Philosophy), of the Philosophy Department of EKPA, took place.
Between 16 – 18.03.2024, the ENE Council organized a seminar on anti-Semitism entitled “Bridges of Resilience: Understanding and Combating Antisemitism”. The seminar was held in Thessaloniki, at the Youth Center of I.K. Thessaloniki (IKTH), and was attended by 39 participants from all over Greece, but also from many other European countries (Spain, Czech Republic, Serbia, Germany, etc.).
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A Memorandum of Cooperation for the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust and the fight against anti-Semitism was signed on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in Nicosia, at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth of Cyprus (YPAN).
The Memorandum was signed between the Ministries of Education of Greece and Cyprus, the Orthodox Church of Greece, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) and the Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG) and provides for the implementation of actions aimed at preserving the memory of the Holocaust and combating anti-Semitism and any form of racism.
The actions resulting from the Memorandum concern the realization of seminars, the creation of a joint digital platform for collaborating educators in Cyprus and Greece and the undertaking of educational initiatives, such as an annual student competition on the Holocaust, the organization of visits by school units and the implementation of related initiatives by the students. The Memorandum also provides for the formation of a joint working committee in which the six involved parties will be represented and which will identify and further specify the fields of cooperation between them.
On February 13 and 14, 2024, with the cooperation of the World Jewish Congress WJC, the Croatian Presidency of the IHRA, the G.G. Religious events, of the EME and the KISE, were organized in Athens, at the Jewish Museum of Greece, two seminars / workshops focused on the history of Greek Jewry and modern anti-Semitism.
The first laboratory it concerned the officers of the Ministries charged with the task of drawing up and implementing the National Action Plan against Anti-Semitism. The meeting was attended by representatives from 13 co-competent Greek agencies and ministries, including the General Secretary of Religious Affairs G. Kalantzis, the Deputy Minister for Equality and Human Rights Maria-Alexandra Kefala, the special envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the fight against anti-Semitism, Ambassador H. Aliferis, WJC representative Dr. L. Saltiel and G.G. of KISE B.I. Eliezer.
The second seminar, with the participation of ambassadors and diplomats from 12 countries, was held to inform them about the centuries-old history, the Holocaust, the contemporary activity of the Jewish communities of Greece and the expressions of anti-Semitism.
The European Commission has published a call for proposals aimed at strengthening EU security through the protection of public spaces, including the protection of Jewish places of worship. The call has a total budget of €30 million, financed by the Internal Security Fund (ISF). Applications can be submitted between February 8 and April 4, 2024.
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