The Durban Diaries is a detailed account of what happened to members of the Jewish caucus participating in the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), in 2001 in Durban. This is a day by day -and sometimes hour by hour- testimony from former EUJS chair- person Joëlle Fiss, who led the delegation of Jewish student activists to the conference.
MAY 20, 2008- In 2001, Joëlle Fiss, at that time the chairwoman of the European Union of Jewish Students, lead a delegation of European Students to the Conference against Racism in Durban.
Yet, without those younger people, the leaders rightly reason, what?s to be the future of Jewish communities? Who will fill the seats of the synagogues that were so lovingly built and maintained? Who will keep the schools, centers, and clubs thriving? Who will sustain the organizations that defend Jewish interests, advocate for Israel, raise funds for Jewish needs, and engage, as Jews, with other societal groups?
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EUJS letter to the Pope!