Representatives of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress took part in the II National Community Directors’ Forum in Lisbon. Conference of top Jewish community professionals, organized by World Jewish Congress (WJC), brought together representatives from more than 40 communities from Europe, Asia, South and North America. WJC CEO Robert Singer took part in the forum.
The two-day conference was aimed at fostering cooperation between Jewish communities on issues of common concern, such as fighting hatred, strengthening the security of Jewish institutions and effective communications on social media.
Among the participants were a member of the EAJC Presidium Alexander Baron (Kazakhstan), members of the General Council Elena Berkovich (Georgia) and Rima Varzhapetyan (Armenia), Director of the Moscow office Natalya Schmidt (Russia), Program Director of the Kiev office Mila Braginskaya (Ukraine), as well as representatives of the communities – members of the Congress — Elena Djurovic, Vice-President of the Jewish Community of Montenegro and Marina Lekartseva, Director of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova. Natalya Schmidt moderated the “Euro-Asia” breakout session.
The participants signed a joint letter addressed to French government in which they express their condolences to the French people over the Paris terror attacks.