Europe - European cities to host Jewish events in campaign against anti-Semitism

Across Europe, Jewish communities are opening their doors to the public to fight anti-Semitism.

In Paris, Kiev and Warsaw, international Jewish organizations will band together to represent the Jewish People as part of the European Council's "All Different, All Equal" campaign, which aims to fight intolerance in 42 European nations.

The participating cities have been set up tents in the center of town for Jewish cultural events - interfaith dialogues, storytelling, Jewish rap and Klezmer concerts - aimed primarily at the local youth population.

"We are making a very strong case that anti-Semitism is alive and that we need to eradicate it ... It affects everyone: the people, the countries. [Anti-Semitism] is one component of a racist trend in Europe," said Peleg Reshef, chief organizer for the project and director of the Future Generations Division for the World Jewish.

"The tent symbolizes the community ... there is a feeling, at times, that the Jewish community is closed or clustered," explained Reshef. "This is not a ghetto - this is a tent where we are under one roof, but we are opening it up to the outside."

Source: www.jpost.com

Date: Sep 18, 2007

By Rory Kress

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