Plural Societies, Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Jewish Community Responses to Antisemitism
13 – 15 October | London, United Kingdom
Antisemitic incidents have risen sharply across Europe and beyond, placing the security of Jewish communities under renewed and urgent pressure. The United Kingdom offers an instructive case study – a context in which community-based responses have been developed over decades and from which insights relevant to European and international settings can be drawn.
Yet Jewish communities are too frequently treated as subjects of policy rather than partners in shaping it. This workshop places Jewish perspectives at the centre of the conversation, bringing together security experts, practitioners and political stakeholders to examine how responses to antisemitism can be strengthened in line with the lived experience of those most affected.
Building security and resilience demands more than community-specific measures. It requires open and cooperative engagement across communities – grounded in the recognition that a pluralistic and diverse society is not merely the context for this work, but its foundation and its purpose.
The programme combines expert input, networking opportunities and a skill training on resilience, with a strong emphasis on practical relevance and constructive-critical policy discussion. During a Round Table session, members of our platform will present the policy briefs developed in our working groups to political stakeholders at the European and national levels.
The workshop will explore the following questions:
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How can Jewish communities shape responses to antisemitism as active partners in policy and security approaches, rather than being treated merely as recipients of protection?
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What can be learned from UK-based community-led responses to antisemitism, and which approaches, structures or principles are transferable to other European and international contexts?
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How can security and resilience measures be developed in ways that reflect not only the lived experiences of Jewish communities, but also their internal diversity, across denominations, geographies, visibility and levels of institutional organisation?
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What forms of cross-community cooperation have proven effective in countering antisemitism, and what conditions enable or hinder such cooperation, given different histories, vulnerabilities and political contexts?
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What institutional and political changes are necessary to ensure that community partnership in security and policy goes beyond rhetoric – and how can Jewish communities effectively advocate for these changes at the European and national levels?
The workshop will be held concurrently with the autumn workshop of the Future 500 network, a sister programme of DialoguePerspectives. The second day of the workshop will include a joint programme element. Participants who are active in both EPNA and the Future 500 network are kindly asked to decide which programme they wish to attend and to register accordingly. The call for applications for the Future 500 network will be published shortly.
Date and Location
- Location: London, United Kingdom; exact address to be disclosed upon confirmation
- Start: October 13, 12:00 pm
- End: October 15, 1:00 pm
Applications are open until 15 July. Please submit your application via the following form.
Apply here.
