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THE SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF ANTISEMITISM: GLOBAL CONFERENCE
Sunday November 6, 2022
Join us for the Second Annual AGPI State of Antisemitism: A Global Conference. The virtual event will bring together speakers from around the world to discuss critical issues concerning the rising tide of antisemitism. Add your name to the invitation list for the virtual event. Details will follow closer to the even
Speakers from the 2021 Conference
10.00 A.M: OPENING REMARKS - AVI ABRAHAM BENLOLO
AGPI Founder and Chairman, Avi Abraham Benlolo will deliver the conference's opening remarks and welcome the organization's leaders and guest speakers. Mr. Benlolo is widely recognized as Canada's leading expert on Antisemitism, Holocaust Studies and human rights.
10.15 AM: Colette Avital - THE IMPACT OF ANTISEMITISM ON HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Colette Avital is an Israeli diplomat and politician and was a candidate to become Israel's president in 2007. She served as a member of the Knesset and is now the Chairperson of Israel's prominent Holocaust Survivors Association.
10.35 AM: HENRY KOPEL - HOW TO STOP GENOCIDE, FIGHT TERRORISM AND DEFEND FREEDOM
Henry Kopel is a federal US prosecutor and a specialist in the prevention of genocides, terrorism, and mass violence.
10.55 AM: Rabbi Moshe Sebbag - Antisemitism in France
Moshe Sebbag is the Chief Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Paris - chez Consistoire Israelite de Paris. He has been awarded the Knight of the National Order of Merit 2014, UNESCO Peace Prize 2018. In representing his community, Rabbi Sebbag Regularly meets with Frances top representatives, including the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Paris, the Minister of the Interior, and of Religious Affairs. He is one of the leading Rabbinical authorities in Europe today.
11.15 AM: DR. RICHARD CRAVATTS: THE CAMPUS WAR AGAINST ISRAEL AND JEWS
Richard Cravatts, Ph.D. On college campuses subsumed with a culture of victimization, and where virulent pro-Palestinian activists have discovered that it is perfectly acceptable to demonize Israel and seek to delegitimate the Jewish state, it is no wonder that Jewish students and pro-Israel speakers are regularly intimidated, harassed, and threatened with verbal and physical assaults as part of the virulent BDS (boycotts, divestment, and sanctions) campaign.
11:30 LORD PICKLES: ANTISEMITISM IN ENGLAND AND BEYOND
The Rt Hon Lord Pickles, Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues. Lord Pickles works closely with the wide range of Holocaust academics, survivors and educational and social organisations in the UK. First elected to Parliament in 1992 he retired as MP for Brentwood and Ongar at the 2017 general election. He was previously Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
11:55 ELLIE COHANIM: STATE SPONSORED ANTISEMITISM
Ellie Cohanim, former Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism at the United States Department of State. As an Iranian by-birth, Cohanim is an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime, particularly on matters concerning Antisemitism, safety and security.
12.10 PM: RAHEEL RAZA - COUNCIL OF MUSLIMS AGAINST ANTISEMITISM
Raheel Raza is a respect diversity and human rights activist. She has been outspoken against Antisemitism and recently launched a new Muslim group to counter its surge.
12:55 PM: ALAN DERSHOWITZ - BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND ANTISEMITISM
Alan Dershowitz is one of the most prolific speakers and writers on Israel and has spent decades defending the Jewish State. Most recently, he published an opinion piece in the NYT opposing Ben and Jerry's boycott of Israeli settlements.
1.30 PM: ANTISEMITISM IN ARGENTINA: A REPORT by Jorge Knoblovits and Marisa Braylan
Join Dr. Jorge Knoblovits is a lawyer and Current President of the leading Argentinian organization, the Delegation of IsraeliteAssociations (DAIA) and Marisa Braylan, a lawyer with specialization in Public International Law, is the Director for the Centre for Social Studies of the Argentina based Delegation of IsraeliteAssociations (DAIA) for an informative report on the Jewish community in Argentina.
2.10 PM: Antisemitism and Wokeness
Batya Ungar-Sargon is the Deputy Opinion Editor of Newsweek and recently published a book on Woke, its threat to freedom and democracy and Antisemitism.
