J7, The Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concludes two days of consultations on antisemitism

CIJA

|December 19, 2023

OTTAWA, ON – December 19, 2023 – Today, leaders of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concluded two days of consultations in Paris and issued the following statement:

We have traveled to Paris from around the globe to examine the current state of antisemitism in the seven largest Jewish communities in the Diaspora. All our Jewish communities are experiencing unprecedented, sharp increases in antisemitic attitudes and incidents in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks on Israel. In every country, Jewish university students are particularly vulnerable. Each community is working to develop effective strategies to combat the growing threat of online hate, and all our communities are regularly engaged with our governments to address these manifestations of antisemitism both on the ground and online.

The member communities agreed to continue to work together to develop best practices for governments, academia, the private sector, and civil society to address these issues. It also was agreed that the J7 will convene under the leadership of a six-month rotating chair, choosing the United States as the first chair, Argentina as the next chair, and Germany as the following one. Finally, members agreed to meet in person for the annual summit in New York City in March 2024 at the annual Never Is Now Summit. The group will also plan to meet in Buenos Aires in July 2024, timed to mark the 30th anniversary of the AMIA bombing, and in Berlin in 2025 to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the fall of the Nazi regime.

J7 founding members include the following nations and organizations:

Canada: Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA)
Argentina: Delegación de Asociaciones Israelitas Argentinas (DAIA)
Australia: Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ)
France: Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF)
Germany: Zentralrat de Juden in Deutschland (Central Council of Jews in Germany)
United Kingdom: Board of Deputies of British Jews
United States: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

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