Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism


Date: 07/14/2012 Description: An example of Anti-Semitism in a cemetery in Poland. - State Dept ImageThe Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism advances U.S. Foreign Policy on anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism is discrimination against or hatred toward Jews. The Special Envoy develops and implements policies and projects to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism.

Date: 12/05/2011 Description: Swastikas scrawled on tombstones is an example of anti-Semitism.  © Albanian Jewish Solidarity AssociationThe Special Envoy was established by the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004, and is a part of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). DRL produces the State Department's annual reports on Human Rights Practices and International Religious Freedom, and the Special Envoy provides input on anti-Semitism for these reports.

 Interim Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Mike Kozak welcomes information on anti-Semitic incidents, including personal and property attacks; government policies, including judicial/prosecutorial decisions and educational programs on the issue; and press and mass media reports.

A fact sheet defining anti-Semitism is available here»


Travel to Hungary

Date: 07/20/2012 Description: Mr. Zsolt Nemeth, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SEAS, and US Ambassador to Hungary Kounalakis overlooking the Hungarian Parliament. - State Dept ImageJuly 19-22: Former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal was in Hungary met with Hungarian Government officials, Parliamentarians and representatives from the Jewish and Roma communities  Photos»  Remarks»


Travel to Germany

Date: 07/16/2012 Description: Special Envoy Rosenthal has a roundtable discussion with members of the interfaith youth group JUGA (Young, Faithful and Active) in Berlin.  - State Dept ImageJuly 9-12; 15-19: Former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal visited Germany, where her father was honored by the City of Mannheim, she participated in the Centropa Teachers Academy, and met with German government officials, non-governmental organizations, and youth in Berlin.   Photos»


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