With a growing number of anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, including physical attacks, as reported recently in a study of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, European Jews are facing increased security challenges.
As a result of these challenges, the European Jewish Association, an umbrella group of Jewish organizations active on European level, led by by Rabbi Menachem Margolin, organized this week a seminar and training aimed at giving professionals tools for security and protection as well as for emergency management
The seminar was attended by participants from Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
‎The course was managed by professional instructors from ‘OZMA’, an organization which has developed special tools adapted to the needs of the Jewish communities in Europe.
During the seminar, participants learned how to manage an emergency case, to take precaution measures, first aid in case of an attack and self-defense practical guidance.
EJA says it is studying the possibility of organizing similar seminars in various European countries.