Robert Singer's speech at the special event- United Nations Alliance of Civilizations' Exploring Holistic Approaches to Combating Antisemitism
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Our Chairman, Robert Singer, spoke today in a special event in Yad Kennedy near Jerusalem, in partnership with
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Keren Kayemet Le'Israel (JNF) and Bitula Jewish Heritage Foundation to plant a tree as a token of commemoration of the Jewish community of North Macedonia who perished in the Holocaust. The event was held in the presence of Stevo Pendarovski the President of North Macedonia, Gary Koren, Deputy Director-General for Euroasia and Western Balkans at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dan Oryan, the Ambassador of Israel to North Macedonia.
During his address, our Chairman said: "We are pleased to take part in another significant collaboration of the Center for Jewish Impact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Ambassador Dan Oryan. Together with KKL-JNF and Bitula Jewish Heritage Foundation, we will continue to commemorate the memory of the Northern Macedonian community, especially on this symbolic day. We would like to invite more organizations to join us in this important commemoration project."
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The Center for Jewish Impact was honored to take part in a special event organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, under the leadership of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN High Commissioner Miguel Moratinos, focusing on Exploring Holistic Approaches to Combating Antisemitism, with the participation of distinguished participants, stakeholders and heads of major Jewish organizations worldwide.
During the opening session, our Chairman, Robert Singer, shared his pragmatic approach to fighting antisemitism and promoting tolerance in our societies.
Robert Singer, Chairman of The Center for Jewish Impact:"Antisemitism is a pandemic, and the vaccine against it is to take it out of the dark into the light, to fight the ignorance through the most important tool - education, education and education."
Watch the full event here: https://youtu.be/l6ykDy0OA3w