II Kyiv Jewish Forum discusses online the future of Judaism, the Holocaust and  anti-Semitism

09.09.2020, 10:21
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The Kyiv Jewish Forum is an event bringing together prominent leaders from all over the world to discuss and debate complex global and regional challenges facing the Jewish Community.

This year's first online edition of the Kyiv Jewish Forum, organized by the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine in partnership with the Jerusalem Post, іs online on 8-9 September.

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The Forum's guests include the President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder, the US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combatting Anti-Semitism Elan Carr, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee David Harris, the President of the Commonwealth Jewish Council Lord Mendelsohn, the renowned Israeli human right activist Natan Sharansky and many Ministers, members of Parliament and business leaders from around the world.

The inaugural Kyiv Jewish Forum was held in 2019 and brought together over 500 leaders from Israel, the United States, Europe and Ukraine to debate and discuss the most pressing issues for the Ukrainian and global Jewry.

"We are witnessing a true renaissance of Jewish life in Ukraine, and the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine is committed to contributing to the development of the global Jewish community. This is the reason why we are organizing the Kyiv Jewish Forum – a global platform for discussing and debating the challenges and opportunities which the world Jewry is facing, and exploring viable solutions", - Boris Lozhkin President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine said.

More information is here.