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Katharina von Schnurbein

European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life Katharina von Schnurbein attends a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators on Combatting Antisemitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin. (John Macdougall/Pool/AFP)
September 7, 2024, 10:54 pm
At UN workshop, envoys warn of ‘tsunami of antisemitism’ since Oct. 7
EU coordinator for Jewish life says current situation ‘reminds us of the darkest days of Europe’ as officials cite worldwide surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes
By AFP and ToI Staff
Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a European Jewish Congress event in Vienna, in this undated photo. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2023, 9:23 am
How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision
The bloc’s point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: Staff work on the production line of Kosher poultry meat in a Kosher slaughterhouse in Csengele, Hungary on Jan. 15, 2021 (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
October 22, 2022, 5:50 am
EU hosts Jewish, Muslim leaders defending ritual slaughter amid local bans
Jewish shechita and Islamic zabiha methods of meat production have come under attack in recent years, mainly by right-wing parties who seek to reduce religions’ presence in society
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Vladimir Kritsman, left, the principal of Kyrgyzstan's only Jewish school, Pri Etz Haim, gives a tour to EU Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Eduard Auer on June 27, 2022. (EU in Kyrgyzstan)
July 6, 2022, 4:06 am
Inside the international campaign to save Kyrgyzstan’s only Jewish school
When Pri Etz Haim-Ort was served an eviction notice, a Jewish leader got Israel, the EU, US and others to pressure local authorities to come to the aid of the tiny community
By Judah Ari Gross
Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center presents on the center's 2018 list of global antisemitism incidents at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Dec. 27, 2018. (Mark Ralston/AFP)
January 11, 2022, 2:18 am
EU slams Simon Wiesenthal Center, says its annual antisemitism list has gone too far
This year’s ‘Global Anti-Semitism Top Ten’ included BBC, the entire state of Germany, and Jewish Voice for Peace, alongside Iran and Hamas; German Jewish groups also condemn list
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a conference of anti-Semitism envoys in Bucharest, Romania, June 17, 2019. (Shahar Azran/World Jewish Congress via JTA)
January 22, 2021, 1:33 pm
PODCAST: After 5 years, anti-Semitism czar says no improvement for EU Jews – yet
EU Commission’s first Coordinator on Combating Anti-Semitism Katharina von Schnurbein on the controversial IHRA definition and ‘deeply rooted’ hatred against European Jewry
By ToI Staff
Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a conference of anti-Semitism envoys in Bucharest, Romania, June 17, 2019. (Shahar Azran/World Jewish Congress via JTA)
June 21, 2019, 6:27 am
The EU’s ‘indefatigable heroine’ in the fight against anti-Semitism
Since Katharina von Schnurbein became union’s first coordinator on combating anti-Semitism, news on racism has ballooned. This, she says, may be a sign her efforts are paying off
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Elan Carr, the US envoy against anti-Semitism, and his EU counterpart Katharinas von Schnurbein at a summit meeting in Bucharest, Romania, on June 17, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz via JTA)
June 17, 2019, 11:11 pm
Romania hosts inaugural summit for global anti-Semitism envoys
Amid sharp uptick in anti-Jewish incidents worldwide, first-ever conference for government coordinators attended by over a dozen countries
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU's coordinator for fighting anti-Semitism, addressing the Israel Council on Foreign Relations in Jerusalem, July 14, 2016 (Andres Lacko)
December 9, 2016, 7:47 pm
EU can fight anti-Semitism without defining it, official says
Envoy defends bloc’s ability to combat discrimination, hate crimes against Jews despite lack of official description
By JTA
Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU's coordinator for fighting anti-Semitism, addressing the Israel Council on Foreign Relations in Jerusalem, July 14, 2016 (Andres Lacko)
August 2, 2016, 3:23 pm
EU anti-Semitism czar: Refugees are not involved in attacks on Jews
Still, Katharina von Schnurbein says, Europe needs to be ‘proactive’ in transmitting its values to Muslim immigrants
By Raphael Ahren
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech at the European Union Parliament in Brussels on June 23, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS)
July 8, 2016, 9:58 pm
Belgian Jewish paper demands EU action on Abbas ‘blood libel’
Referring to PA chief’s false talk of rabbis wanting to poison Palestinian wells, editor Michael Freilich urges ‘unambiguous rejection of this anti-Jewish incitement’
By JTA
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