ICCJ Message
The ICCJ Executive Board issues a reflection entitled "Pondering the Possible Interreligious Consequences of the Proposed Israeli Annexation of Parts of the West Bank and Jordan Valley".
ICCJ General SecretaryCardinal Odilo P. Scherer Honored
ICCJ's Brazilian member organization, the Conselho de Fraternidade Cristão-Judaica, presented Cardinal Scherer with an award [English and Spanish]
ICCJ General SecretaryRemembering Martin Buber
HEPPENHEIM. Saturday, 13 June 2020 is the 55th anniversary of the death of Martin Buber (1878-1965), which the ICCJ commemorates today.
Program Manager of the Martin-Buber-HouseWebinar: Digital Interreligious Dialogue?
On June 28, 6 p.m. UTC the ICCJ is going to hold a webinar that will explore the possibilities and pitfalls of online interreligious dialogue. Registration for participants is open!
ICCJ General SecretaryCCJR Statement: A Message of Faith and Hope
In light of the overwhelming pain at the murder of George Floyd ICCJ's member organization in the United States, the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations (CCJR), published a statement that the ICCJ disseminates with heartfelt sympathy.
ICCJ General SecretaryICCJ President's Greetings for Pesach and Easter
History repeats itself. Stories are heard over and over again. Readings in synagogues and churches are the same year after year. So what is the news and is there any good news?
ICCJ PresidentICCJ Consultation "Many Meanings of Mission"
The ICCJ Board convened in February 2020 in the ICCJ headquarters, the Martin-Buber-House in Heppenheim, for a two-day consultation on a provocative and essential theme: "The Many Meanings of Mission" - a report by ICCJ's First Vice President Liliane Apotheker [updated May 6, 2020].
ICCJ Vice PresidentCOVID-19 - Common Enemy of Humankind
13.03.2020 - The ICCJ wishes to express its solidarity with all the people world-wide who have been affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The present outbreak and the response to it have confirmed our common humanity and our common desire to “choose life” (Deut. 30:19). Humankind has a common enemy in the virus and we are working together to contain it.
ICCJ General SecretaryBack in Heppenheim to keep working on future IAF actions (Jan. 2020)
03.03.2020 - After the successful and enjoyable time in Lund for the ICCJ 2019 International Conference, the steering committee of the International Abrahamic Forum met in Heppenheim on January 20-21, 2020.
ICCJ 2020 Conference: Stories We Live By
Preparations for ICCJ's 2020 annual conference to be held in Bratislava/Slovakia, June 28 - July 1, are under way. The theme of the conference is "Stories We Live By: Relating to the Self and Other".
ICCJ General SecretaryJCRelations.net: February edition online
New articles are available on JCRelations.net: February contributions in English, German, French, Spanish and Russian are online.
JCR Editor in ChiefOpening Doors
Sheila Barshay Goldbloom, the widow of ICCJ's former President Victor Goldbloom (z"l), recently published her memoirs, entitled "Opening Doors" – a book review by Deborah Weissman.