WJC Regional Reports 2011 - World Jewish Congress

EAJC Report
2011
10.01.2011 EAJC Rabbi Council Secretary General to Lead Dialogue with Eastern Churches
Pinkhas Goldschmidt, member of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), the Head of the
Rabbinical Council and the Chief Rabbi of Moscow was nominated as the World Jewish Congress
(WJC) representative in relations with the Eastern Christian churches.
12.01.2011 EAJC President Becomes Academician
Alexander Machkevitch, the President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Doctor of Philosophy has
been elected a full member of the Russian Academy of Social Sciences (RASS). This was announced
by Gennadiy Osipov, the President of the Academy, a full member of the Russian Academy of
Sciences (RAS) at a joint assembly of the RASS and the Academic Board of the RAS Institute of
Socio-Political Research, which took place in the President Hall of the main RAS building in Moscow.
16.01.2011 Alexander Machkevitch Creates Support Fund for Social Research
Alexander Machkevitch, the President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) and
representatives of the Russian Academy of Sciences agreed to create a Social Research Support
Fund. The Fund shall instigate an international prize to mark the main achievements in social and
political sciences. Another task of the fund will be the support of talented young scholars and their
promising research projects with grants.
23.01.2011 EAJC President Visits Moldova
Alexander Machkevitch, the EAJC President made a working visit to Chisinau. The EAJC leader met
with Marian Lupu, the Acting President of the Republic of Moldova, Parliament Chairman and
Vladimir Plahotniuc, the First Vice Speaker of Parliament. The parties discussed the general
situation in the republic, the conclusion of the recent parliamentary elections and the Jewish life in
Moldova.
03.02.2011 XVIII International Jewish Studies Conference in Moscow
The XVIII International Jewish Studies Conference took place in Moscow on February 1-3, with the
support of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC). It is one of the central academic events of the
year in post-Soviet Jewish Studies. This conference yearly gathers hundreds of scholars from
Russia, CIS countries, the Baltic countries, USA, and Israel.
05.02.2011 EAJC President Greets the European Friends of Israel in Jerusalem
On February 5, Alexander Machkevitch, the President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC)
spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Policy Conference of the European Friends of Israel,
which gathered around 500 European Parliament members, as well as representatives from the
respective parliaments of most European countries.
06.02.2011 EAJC Delegation Partitipates in Herzliya Conference Opening
A representative deleation of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) participated in the opening
ceremony of the 11th Annual Hezliya Conference dedicated to Israel's national security. The
Herzliya forum is the most representative platform for an informal discussion of strategic questions
pertaining to the present and future of the Jewish state, widely known as the "Jewish Davos."
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