Speaking to reporters in Vienna on November 9, the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht – commemorating Nazi attacks in Germany and Austria against Jewish-owned stores, Jewish hospitals and synagogues – Dr. Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress, declared that every government should impose a law against antisemitism, and that it should be written into the constitutions of those countries that have a constitution.

Kantor, who devotes much of his energies to Holocaust remembrance and fighting neo-Nazism and antisemitism while promoting tolerance, reconciliation and peace, was interviewed at the close of an EJC executive conference at the Lichtenstein Palace, just before being presented with Austria’s highest civilian award in recognition of his services to Austria.

Inasmuch as Austria appreciates Kantor, Kantor appreciates Austria, for the giant strides it has made in revitalizing Jewish life, making Jews feel at home in Austria and an integral part of Austrian society, honoring the memories of the victims of the Holocaust, and cracking down on antisemitism.

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