The EAJC conducted an international briefing for Jewish community leaders

On July 1, 2026, as part of the "Public Diplomacy" program of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), a briefing entitled "Challenges of the Modern World: Leaders of Jewish Communities" was held for the executives and staff of Jewish organizations operating across three continents — North America, South America, and Europe.

The event was initiated by Inessa Nosenko, Director of the "Mazal Tov" Jewish Community Center (Max Grant Center) and the "Hesed Michael" Charitable Foundation (Ukraine). It was attended by representatives of organizations affiliated with JCC Global, the World Confederation of Jewish Community Centers, as well as JCC East Bay (California) and Maccabi Buenos Aires.

The central theme of the meeting addressed the wave of antisemitism that is causing extreme concern to Jewish populations in almost all Western and Eastern European nations, as well as methods to counter it. Consequently, the discussion was of both academic and practical significance. For the attendees, it was crucial to understand what arguments could be deployed against the antisemitic and anti-Zionist narratives widely circulating in many circles today.

These considerations guided the Israeli experts who served as hosts and speakers of the event: Prof. Ze'ev Khanin, Academic Director of the EAJC Institute for Euro-Asian Jewish Studies and Head of the Post-Soviet Conflicts Research Program at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) at Bar-Ilan University; Dr. Kirill Feferman, Lecturer in the Department of Jewish Heritage at Ariel University; and Dr. Pyotr Oskolkov, Head of the Master’s Program in "Communication, Public Advocacy, and Combating Antisemitism" at Ariel University and Associate Researcher at BESA.

In addition to the presenters, a significant role in the success of the event was played by the Director General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, who provided crucial organizational support to the speakers.

According to the JCC Global organizers, the participants were highly impressed by the materials, recommendations, and analysis presented, and expressed their sincere gratitude to the Israeli experts. Another noteworthy outcome was the highly positive response from the Department of Public Diplomacy and Hasbara of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose leadership and staff expressed an interest in participating in similar events in the future.