2021 MAYORS SUMMIT AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM
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On March 16, 2021, Frankfurt am Main, in partnership with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM), hosted the first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism.
This groundbreaking event brought together leading municipal officials from around the world for a common mission -- to eradicate religious hatred and prejudice from our cities.
Too often, there is a gap between policy solutions to anti-Semitism at the national and international levels and their implementation on the ground, where the effects of Jew-hatred are primarily felt and must be confronted head-on.
This is the challenge that our distinguished group of speakers at the summit addressed.
A broad array of innovative ideas were shared in the realms of education, law enforcement, and community cohesion, among others, as our summit participants charted a new path forward in the fight against the world’s oldest hatred.
If you missed or want to rewatch any part of the summit, please see below for recordings of all segments of the event.
William Peduto
Mayor of Pittsburgh
Mayor of Frankfurt am Main
Uwe Becker
Gabriel Groisman
Mayor of Bal Harbour
Kostas Bakoyannis
Mayor of Athens
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
Erion Veliaj
Mayor of Tirana
Steve Vaus
Mayor of Poway
Jacky Rosen
United States Senator for Nevada
Noemi di Segni
President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities
Jeffrey H. Finkelstein
President/CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Mayor of Brussels
Philippe Close
Remigijus Šimašius
Mayor of Vilnius
Vera Jourová
Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency
Michael O'Flaherty
Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights"
Mark Weitzman
Director of Government Affairs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Gina Ross
Founder and President, International Trauma-Healing Institute
Lord John Mann
United Kingdom's Adviser on Anti-Semitism
Mārtiņš Staķis
Mayor of Riga
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Frank Ross
Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh
Carolina Cosse
Intendant of Montevideo
Michael Masters
National Director & CEO, Secure Community Network
WATCH: Summit Opening and Plenary Session:
PANEL 2:
Legislation - Security and Law Enforcement
Ricky Veerappan
Superintendent Community Services, York Regional Police
PANEL 3 :
Reaction - Healing in the Face of Trauma
PANEL 4:
Interfaith and Cross-Communal Relations in the Digital Age
Head of Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook
Nona Jones
Greg Fischer
Mayor of Louisville
Haim Bibas
Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel and Mayor of Modiin-Maccabim-Reut
John Tory
Maurizio Bevilacqua
Mayor of Vaughan
If you are a mayor, municipal staff member, or local leader who is interested in collaborating with us in the fight against anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred in your city, please reach out to us here:
PANEL 1:
Prevention - Education and IHRA Adoption
City Story:
Shawn R. Klein, Mayor of Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Mayors United Against Antisemitism (American Jewish Committee):
Holly Huffnagle, U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism at AJC
City Story:
Lindsey P. Horvath, Mayor of West Hollywood, California, United States
One-on-One Interview:
Konstantinos Zervas, Mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece
City Story:
Moses Elisaf, Mayor of Ioannina, Greece
One-on-One Interview:
Curt Skoog, Council President, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Femke Halsema
Mayor of Amsterdam
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
Mayor of Buenos Aires
Eric Fingerhut
President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America
Heidi Harmon
Mayor of San Luis Obispo
Shams Asadi
Human Rights Commissioner of the City of Vienna
Francisco de la Torre
Mayor of Málaga
Bartłomiej Ciążyński
Advisor to the Mayor of Wrocław for Tolerance and Counteract Xenophobia
Hermano Sanches Ruivo
Deputy Mayor of Paris for European Affairs
Ronald Leopold
Executive Director at Anne Frank House
Summit Opening and Plenary Session Speakers: