NEW YORK — World Jewish Congress Executive Vice President
Maram Stern traveled to Australia this week alongside UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis,
meeting with leaders of the WJC-affiliated Executive Council of Australian
Jewry (ECAJ), government officials, and civil society representatives amid
growing concerns about antisemitism.
The visit comes in the wake of the terror attack targeting
Jews on Bondi Beach last December and as Australia recently launched a Royal
Commission into antisemitism, a process Jewish leaders hope will lead to
stronger protections for Jewish communities nationwide.
During the visit, Stern met with WJC Policy Council Chair
Robert Goot and other leaders of the Australian Jewish community to discuss the
evolving security environment facing Jewish communities and the need for close
cooperation between governments and Jewish communal institutions.
Stern and Rabbi Mirvis also met with Ahmed Al Ahmed, whose
courageous actions during the Bondi Beach attack helped prevent the tragedy
from becoming even more deadly. Stern expressed the appreciation of Jewish
communities around the world for Al Ahmed’s bravery and solidarity.
The visit follows a series of high-level meetings last week
in New York and Washington, D.C., arranged by the World Jewish Congress for
ECAJ Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin with senior United Nations and U.S. government
officials.
Together with World Jewish Congress American Section Chair
Phillip Rosen and CEO Sara Friedman, Ryvchin met with officials at the White
House, the National Security Council, and the U.S. Department of State to
discuss the urgent need to strengthen protections for Jewish communities
worldwide.
Among those participating in discussions with the WJC
delegation were U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Rabbi
Yehuda Kaploun, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain, Reed D.
Rubinstein, Legal Adviser at the State Department, Matt Murray, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Monica Jacobsen
of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, Nancy Dahdouh, Director for
Counterterrorism, Global Sunni Threats at the National Security Council, Martin
Marks, Special Assistant to the President and Liaison to the Jewish Community,
and Shawn Chenoweth, Director of Cognitive Advantage at the National Security
Council.
Ryvchin was also welcomed at the United Nations, where he
met with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations
Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), for a discussion with diplomats on the
global rise of antisemitism and the need for stronger international cooperation
to combat hatred and extremism.
Through sustained engagement with policymakers, community
leaders, and international partners, the World Jewish Congress continues to
work to ensure that the voices of Jewish communities in more than 100 countries
are heard and that governments take decisive action to protect them.
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