Berlin Conference - April 28-29, 2004

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Following Up on Berlin OSCE Brussels Declaration (.pdf) OSCE Parl. Assembly in Edinburgh UN Seminar on Anti-Semitism    Sec'y General Annan's Remarks    B'nai B'rith Report    JTA Coverage    NY Jewish Week    Forward Paris Conference on Cyber-Hate    Forward    JTA Coverage    ADL Page U.S. Helsinki Commission Hearing	More photos from June 16 CSCE Hearing This page updated: September 28, 2004   Site operated by: NCSJ: Advocates on behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia
Berlin Conference Coverage View Photos from Berlin April 29:  BERLIN DECLARATION    OSCE Permanent Council Decision    Declaration in Russian UJC's Hoffman reports Associated Press Deutsche Welle Haaretz JTA Report NY Times Palm Beach Post Philadelphia Inquirer RFE/RL Coverage VOA Coverage Washington Post
April 28: Spain Proposes Cordoba 2005 Sec. Powell's Intervention Rep. Lantos' statement in Washington Rep. Smith's Intervention Pres. Katsav at President's Palace Rep. Cardin's statement Associated Press  Voinovich-Weisskirchen in Wash. Post Andrew Baker in Int'l Herald Tribune April 27: Int'l NGO Declaration Proceedings of NGO Forum Berlin April 26: High-Level Attendance Expected April 26: ADL Survey on Anti-Semitic Attitudes NCSJ Fact Sheet on Berlin 2004 Updated Agenda Final List of Participants List of Participating NGOs View More Photos from Berlin	Event: Second international conference on anti-Semitism Dates: April 28-29 Location: Berlin Sponsor: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Host: Germany

 

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NCSJ is pleased to provide background, reports and links on the upcoming international conference on anti-Semitism, being sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), April 28-29, 2004, hosted in Berlin by the German government.  Following Germany's offer to host a 2004 conference, announced in Vienna during the first-ever international conference on anti-Semitism, the OSCE Ministerial Council formally authorized this conference in Decision No. 4, "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination," during its December 2003 annual session.

In his opening address to the OSCE Permanent Council as incoming OSCE Chairman-in-Office, on January 15, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy emphasized this issue as a priority for 2004.

Participants at Berlin will include governmental and non-governmental representatives from the OSCE's 55 participating states (Europe, former Soviet Union, and North America), applying the legacy of the historic Helsinki process.  Read below how this conference is structured and how this emerging mechanism will provide ongoing coordination in the fight against anti-Semitism. 

Berlin2004.org is an independent project of NCSJ, and has not been endorsed by the OSCE or the United States Government. 

Read NCSJ's press release announcing this new Web page, and read coverage in Washington Jewish Week.

BERLIN PHOTOS April 29 - Day Two April 28 - Day One April 27 - NGO Forum

Who's Who    Photos    Documents    Timeline    Goals    Web Links Secretary Powell To Attend Berlin Conference Secretary Powell Names Four to Berlin Delegation OSCE Releases Preliminary Agenda - includes plenary and working sessions U.S. Names Public Members Groups Excluded Editorial: "On to Berlin" Former NYC Mayor Koch to Head Delegation to Berlin Conference U.S. Ambassador to Israel Reiterates U.S. Focus on Berlin Conference NCSJ Commends OSCE Chair-in-Office for Priority on Anti-Semitism Read Online Documentation - Hate Crimes Statistics and Tolerance Programs Key OSCE Events - 2003 OSCE Ministerial Council, Maastricht, December 2003     Decision No. 4: "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination" Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw, October 2003     NCSJ Roundtable: "Post-Soviet States Respond to Anti-Semitism"     Rep. Smith's statement    NCSJ statement OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Rotterdam, July 2003 OSCE Anti-Semitism Conference in Vienna, June 2003 return to top

From Vienna to Berlin              Read Full Timeline & Checklist

Meet U.S. Delegation to Berlin The Honorable Ed Koch, Head of U.S. Delegation Koch Editorial: "Fighting Terrorism and Anti-Semitism" U.S. Government Members Amb. Stephan Minikes Amb. Edward O'Donnell Wan Kim, Justice Dept. Tevi Troy, White House Rep. Chris Smith Rep. Benjamin Cardin Rep. Alcee Hastings Sen. George Voinovich   U.S. Public Members Betty Ehrenberg, Orthodox Union Stephen H. Hoffman, United Jewish Communities Jay Lefkowitz, Washington, DC Jack Rosen, American Jewish Congress Fred Zeidman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council U.S. Public Advisors Rabbi Andrew Baker, American Jewish Committee Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League Mark B. Levin, NCSJ Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith International Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Meet the Ambassadors Meet the Parliamentarians Meet NCSJ Please direct questions or comments to Shai Franklin, NCSJ Director of Governmental Relations. NCSJ Delegation to Berlin Dr. Robert J. Meth, Chairman Mark B. Levin, Executive Director Dr. Judith Wolf, Treasurer Allen Kronstadt, Board of Governors Shai A. Franklin, Director of Governmental Relations Other Events American Jewish Committee: Opens Transatlantic Institute, Brussels (February 2004) EU Seminar: Brussels (February 2004) American University: "The New Anti-Semitism" conference, Washington, DC (March 2004) U.S. Senate Hearing: Anti-Semitism in Europe (April 8, 2004) Anti-Semitism in Europe (April 8, 2004) NGO Forum: Berlin (April 27, 2004) ADL and Italian Government: to host anti-Semitism conference (June 2004) Links to NGO Events Annual Meetings Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Boston, Massachusetts (February 2004) American Jewish Committee, Washington DC (May 2004) American Jewish Congress, Washington, DC (May 2004) B'nai B'rith International, Hollywood, Florida (June 2004) Who's Who    Photos    Documents    Timeline    Goals    Web Links

Vienna 2003 Although an illness prevented Elie Wiesel from personally delivering the opening keynote address in Vienna, his written statement is available online. 2003 - Rudolph Giuliani Leads U.S. Vienna Delegation Public Members Named to U.S. Vienna 2003 Delegation June 20, 2003, Breakfast Panel:  Media Strategies to Combat Anti-Semitism     Link to Institute on Religion and Public Policy List of Vienna Participants return to top Who's Who    Photos    Documents    Timeline    Goals    Web Links

Web Links Berlin 2004 OSCE Berlin Conference official Web page Official German Web page Berlin 2004 Conference Agenda List of Participating NGOs OSCE Bulgarian Chairmanship German Ministry of Foreign Affairs U.S. Delegation Berlin Conference Facilities U.S. Embassy, Berlin NGO Forum Berlin Jewish Berlin Berlin 2004 Conference Agenda List of Participating NGOs OSCE Bulgarian Chairmanship German Ministry of Foreign Affairs U.S. Delegation Berlin Conference Facilities U.S. Embassy, Berlin NGO Forum Berlin Jewish Berlin Vienna 2003 OSCE Vienna Conference official Web page Vienna 2003 Conference Agenda ADL Page - Vienna 2003 AJCommittee press release - Vienna 2003 Intervention by Mark Levin, NCSJ Executive Director Intervention by Robert Meth, NCSJ Chairman OSCE OSCE Web site U.S. Mission to OSCE, Vienna List of OSCE Participating States CSCE (U.S. Helsinki Commission) General Resources NCSJ Country Pages NCSJ Links Directory Hate Crimes Statistics and Tolerance Programs ADL/LEARN (Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network) Additional Material on OSCE and U.S. Helsinki Commission American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress Anti-Defamation League B'nai B'rith International Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Hadassah Institute on Religion and Public Policy Israeli Foreign Ministry: Anti-Semitism Monitoring Forum Jewish Council for Public Affairs Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America United Jewish Communities U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum "The Passion of the Christ" Russian Orthodox Church Reacts 'Passion' Plays in Russia European Box Office Hit German Bishops Take Stand Canards Already Hit France ADL: Film Fueling Extremists AJC Resource Guide ADL Guide for Teens Frequently Asked Questions Comparison to "The Last Temptation of Christ" return to top

Key Documents Online Documentation - Hate Crimes Statistics and Tolerance Programs "Post-Soviet States Respond to Anti-Semitism" OSCE-Related Documents BERLIN DECLARATION OSCE Permanent Council Decision NGO Declaration: April 27, 2004 Preliminary Berlin Agenda: March 2004 OSCE Maastricht Ministerial Decision: December 2003 OSCE Secretary General Addresses Islamic Summit Conference: October 2003 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Rotterdam Declaration: July 2003 U.S.-German Inter-Parliamentary Forum Letter of Intent: December 2002 OSCE Porto Ministerial Declaration: December 2002 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Berlin Declaration: July 2002 OSCE Copenhagen Declaration: July 1990 Helsinki Final Act: August 1975 Updates and Analysis AJC Report: "Anti-Semitism Matters" Rep. Wexler on Berlin Conference  House, Senate, Praise OSCE Conferences Mending Transatlantic Fences Foxman Op-Ed: After Berlin Forward Coverage In the EU, Remembering the Shoah State Dept. Takes Questions on Conference Powell Meets Wiesel, U.S. Delegation Rep. Cardin on Past, Present Anti-Semitism U.S. Leads the Way at Conference Attacks in Russia Grow More Violent Powell to Attend Berlin Conference Koch: "Fighting Terrorism and Anti-Semitism" Senate Hearing on Anti-Semitism Legislation to Enact Anti-Semitism Report U.S. Delegation: Behind the Scenes Holocaust Joke Causes Stir in Berlin Academy Awards Honor Leni Riefenstahl ADL: "The Passion of the Christ" Fueling Hate Groups Excluded Assistant Secretary of State Testifies Europeans Seen Shifting Jews Discuss European Anti-Semitism EU Seeks Answer to Anti-Semitism EU Seminar on Anti-Semitism AJC Launches EU Initiative Solana Speech to AJC, Brussels Are Jews Really Russia's Scapegoats? BBI's Kaplan: Europe's Jewish Problem? U.S. Envoy Raises Alarm on Anti-Semitism "On To Berlin" Read More... In the EU, Remembering the Shoah State Dept. Takes Questions on Conference Powell Meets Wiesel, U.S. Delegation Rep. Cardin on Past, Present Anti-Semitism U.S. Leads the Way at Conference Attacks in Russia Grow More Violent Powell to Attend Berlin Conference Koch: "Fighting Terrorism and Anti-Semitism" Senate Hearing on Anti-Semitism Legislation to Enact Anti-Semitism Report U.S. Delegation: Behind the Scenes Holocaust Joke Causes Stir in Berlin Academy Awards Honor Leni Riefenstahl ADL: "The Passion of the Christ" Fueling Hate Groups Excluded Assistant Secretary of State Testifies Europeans Seen Shifting Jews Discuss European Anti-Semitism EU Seeks Answer to Anti-Semitism EU Seminar on Anti-Semitism AJC Launches EU Initiative Solana Speech to AJC, Brussels Are Jews Really Russia's Scapegoats? BBI's Kaplan: Europe's Jewish Problem? U.S. Envoy Raises Alarm on Anti-Semitism "On To Berlin" Read More...   return to top Who's Who    Photos    Documents    Timeline    Goals    Web Links Washington Jewish Week July 10, 2003 Historic First Step; Action Must Follow Editorial "We're not going to cure the evil of anti-Semitism in a two-day conference. But we've begun something." So said Mark Levin, the executive director of NCSJ: Advocates on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States and Eurasia. His remarks came, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, following last month's conference on anti-Semitism.  continued... return to top

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TIMELINE & CHECKLIST

May 2002 July 2002 September 2002 October 2002 December 2002

January 2003 February 2003 April 2003 May 2003  June 2003 July 2003  October 2003 December 2003

February 2004 April 2004 June 2004 July 2004 October 2004 December 2004 2005

Key Events - 2003

OSCE Ministerial Council, Maastricht, December 2003
    Decision No. 4: "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination"
Human Dimension Meeting, Warsaw, October 2003
    NCSJ statement at Warsaw
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Rotterdam, July 2003
OSCE Anti-Semitism Conference in Vienna, June 2003

	May 2002	Hearing on anti-Semitism held by Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), U.S. Congress –        Discussion by Members of Congress and witnesses regarding anti-Semitism as separate agenda item within OSCE –        Preparation begins for anti-Semitism focus in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
	July 2002	OSCE Parliamentary Assembly annual session, Berlin –        Session passes strong “Resolution on Anti-Semitic Violence in the OSCE Region,” including call for dedicated OSCE Human Dimension events –        U.S. and German parliamentarians sponsor side forum on anti-Semitism
	September 2002   White House	National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice writes to Rep. Chris Smith, reaffirming President’s commitment to make anti-Semitism "a priority issue" for the OSCE
	October 2002   Ron Sachs/CNP	CSCE Hearing on U.S. Policy toward the OSCE –        Commission Members, including Reps. Chris Smith and Alcee Hastings, and Sen. George Voinovich urge Administration officials to ensure that December Ministerial Declaration includes call for OSCE conference on anti-Semitism
	December 2002   State Dept.	In Porto, Portugal, annual OSCE Ministerial Council session issues Ministerial Declaration –        U.S. Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman delivers strong statement on importance of addressing anti-Semitism in OSCE region –        First time official OSCE document lists anti-Semitism as separate and distinct issue –        Calls for convening of “separately designated human dimension events,” including on the issue of anti-Semitism
	CSCE	In U.S. Congress, U.S., German and Canadian officers of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly hold joint hearing –        Expert witnesses brief Members on status and responses to anti-Semitism in OSCE region –        U.S. and German delegations sign joint Letter of Intent
	January 2003 NATO	February 2003 Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs sends letter to OSCE Chairman-in-Office, urging OSCE to convene international conference on anti-Semitism
	February 2003   CSCE	Winter session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Vienna –        At side meeting, over 75 parliamentarians from 17 countries express support for U.S.-German Letter of Intent on combating anti-Semitism in OSCE region   Concurrent Resolutions introduced in House and Senate, calling for OSCE event on anti-Semitism as specified in December 2002 Porto Declaration
	April 2003	OSCE Permanent Council announces agenda and dates for the Conference on Anti-Semitism (Decision No. 540)
	May 2003	U.S. Senate, under Unanimous Consent, passes resolution supporting OSCE event on anti-Semitism
	June 2003   OSCE	Conference on Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region, June 19-20, Vienna
	July 2003 OSCE	OSCE Parliamentary Assembly annual session, Rotterdam –        Parliamentarians again expected to review progress and future efforts to combat anti-Semitism –        Parliamentary Forum on Anti-Semitism to proceed with outreach to additional parliamentarians from throughout OSCE region
	October 2003 OSCE	OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw –        The annual OSCE human rights conference reviews the implementation of OSCE commitments by participating States –        Results of Vienna Conference discussed as part of official agenda
		U.S. Senate Hearing on Anti-Semitism in Europe
	December 2003 OSCE	OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht, Netherlands –        OSCE Foreign Ministers issue Ministerial Decision that further commits OSCE system and individual governments to implementing and monitoring specific measures, including 2004 conference on anti-Semitism
	February 2004	Jewish Council for Public Affairs Plenum meets in Boston, briefs and coordinates with local Jewish community relations leadership from across United States
	April 2004	U.S. Senate Hearing on Actions to Combat Anti-Semitism in Europe
		OSCE Berlin Conference, proposed by German delegation at June 2003 Vienna conference, will follow up on OSCE and national-level implementation of Vienna points and Maastricht Ministerial Council
	June 2004	U.S. Helsinki Commission Hearing on Berlin Follow-Up
		OSCE Meeting on the Relationship Between Racist, Xenophobic and Anti-Semitic Propaganda on the Internet and Hate Crimes
	July 2004	OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meets in Edinburgh, Scotland –  Elects Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Florida) as PA President –    calls for Chairman-in-Office to appoint personal envoy to follow up on Berlin
	October 2004	OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting scheduled for Warsaw –        Opportunity to review implementation of commitments by states and by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in collecting and disseminating data and best practices on anti-Semitic and other hate crimes
	December 2004	OSCE Ministerial Council in Sophia, Bulgaria
	2005	At the April 2004 Berlin Conference, Spain proposed hosting a follow-up and review conference on anti-Semitism in 2005

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