The 2009 Global Forum for Combating antisemitism will take place from December 16-17 in Jerusalem to address the problems of global anti-Semitism and methods to approach this dilemma.
Minister for Diaspora Affairs Rabbi Michael Melchior established the Global Forum in 2000 along with Natan Sharnsky in what has since developed into a widely influential annual event. It represents the largest international Jewish body that focuses on coordinated efforts to combat antisemitism. Through organizing such events, the Global Forum seeks to learn from experts to best approach antisemitism.
Attending this year’s conference are the foremost leaders in the fight against antisemitism. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Speaker of the Knesset Reuven Rivlin and Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky are a few of the scheduled speakers.
The two-day meeting will include ten in-depth working group sessions focused on a wide variety of issues related to antisemitism ranging from antisemitism online to nationalist trends in Central and Eastern Europe.
Hundreds of leaders in the fight against anti-Semitism are anticipated to attend the event.
For more information, please visit the Global Forum website here.
