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The European Jewish Congress delegation will meet Tuesday in Warsaw with Polish President Lech Kaczynski (3d R) and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski (1st left) on this picture with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (C).
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PARIS (EJP)---Restitution of Jewish communal and private property confiscated during the Nazi and Communist eras will be among the topics to be discussed by a European Jewish Congress (EJC) delegation during high level meetings with Polish leaders in Warsaw on Tuesday.
Other topics to be raised include Polish-Israel and EU-Israel relations, jointly fighting the scourge of anti-Semitism across Europe, initiatives that foster tolerance in Poland and throughout Europe, Holocaust education for students, teachers and members of the clergy.
The delegation, led by EJC President Moshe Kantor, will meet with President Lech Kaczynski and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski as well as with members of the local Jewish community.
The EJC leaders will propose concrete programs and activities on Holocaust education, fighting anti-Semitism and promoting tolerance as well as Poland’s leading role in supporting Holocaust remembrance and commemoration.
“In Europe, it is clear that we are standing at an important crossroads of history. As Europeans, we therefore have a special opportunity and obligation to work together to build a tolerant community of nations, regardless of race or religion,” Moshe Kantor said on the eve of the visit.
He stressed that the government of Poland “has long been an important ally and partner of the State of Israel and of Jewish communities in Europe.”
“So many issues that affect Jewish communities are of equal importance to general society both in Poland and throughout Europe”, he added, citing fighting against xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism, educating the next generation about the Holocaust, preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and fostering tolerance throughout Europe.”
“We look forward to continuing this important relationship and robust cooperation with the government of Poland,” Kantor said.
Today, out of an overwhelming Roman Catholic population of 38 million, various sources peg Poland's Jewish population at just 5,000 to 15,000.