ICCJ Board Members at Jewish-Christian Gathering in Israel
Three members of the ICCJ Executive Board met at a Jewish-Christian gathering at Domus Galilaeae near Korazim, Israel: Immediate Past President Dr. Debbie Weissman and Rabbis Ehud Bandel and Shmuel Szteinhendler.
Newly-elected Board in Uruguay (engl./span.)
The ICCJ congratulates the newly-elected Board members of our Uruguayan member organization "Confraternidad Judeo-Cristiana del Uruguay" and wishes them all the best and success.
JCRelations.net: May edition online
New articles are available on JCRelations.net: May contributions in English, German, French and Spanish are online.
ICCJ Mourns the Death of former Roman Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff (1915 – 2015)
While preparing for our Annual Conference in Rome we received the sad news of the death of Rabbi Elio Toaff, Rome’s emeritus Chief Rabbi who passed away on Sunday night eleven days before his hundredth birthday.
Interreligious Celebration of Passover in Chile
As part of a long-standing tradition, once again this year the Chilean National District of International Bnai Brith, together with the Chilean Council of Christians and Jews, organized a special interreligious celebration of the Passover Seder, including a special printed edition of the Haggadah.
ICCJ – President’s Reflections for Pesach and Pascha
Dear Members of the ICCJ Family: Two defining holy days of Jews and Christians occur in close proximity to each other in 2015, especially in the Western Christian calendar. The eight days of Passover begin at sunset on Friday, April 3rd and the observance of the Resurrection of Jesus occurs on Sunday, April 5th for Western Christians (Sunday, April 12th for Orthodox Christians).
JCRelations.net: April edition online
New articles are available on JCRelations.net: April contributions in English, German, French, Spanish and Russian are online.
ICCJ Conference in Rome - Registration Open!
The ICCJ is excited to announce that the online registration for this year’s annual conference in Rome has been opened on 26th February.
In Memoriam Dr Jacobus (Coos) Schoneveld (27.1.1934 - 12.3.2015)
Many in the ICCJ family have lost a good friend now that Dr Jacobus Schoneveld has passed away. For many years, Coos Schoneveld pursued the improvement of Jewish-Christian relations, connecting his theological insights with his strong commitment to social and political justice.
JCRelations.net: March edition online
New articles are available on JCRelations.net: March contributions in English, German, French, Spanish and Russian are online.
ICCJ Board Meets in Vienna: Discussions Centre on Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe
VIENNA – From Sunday, 25th January to Thursday, 29th January 2015, the Executive Board of the International Council of Christians and Jews met in Vienna. The Board’s winter meeting coincided with the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and focussed this year on an in-depth discussion of the state of Antisemitism and Islamophobia across Europe today.
JCRelations.net: February edition online
New articles are available on JCRelations.net: February contributions in English, German, French, Spanish and Russian are online.