SECOND CONFERENCE
Together with you 2024
The Nevatim Conference "Together with You" will take place from November 22 to 24, 2024, in Nuremberg, organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the European Janusz Korczak Academy, with support from the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community.
The conference will focus on the exchange of young Jewish activists between the ages of 18 and 35 from across Europe. Under the title "Jewish Responses to Anti-Semitism," we aim to address the current challenges and threats facing the Jewish community in Germany and Europe today. Promoting a resilient global Jewish community, encouraging social engagement among young Jews, and strengthening our ties with Israel are the conference's key goals.
The conference features workshops that take place in four parallel tracks. One of these tracks will focus intensively on Theodor Herzl and Zionism as a political idea, movement, and, ultimately, the reality of Israel in both the past and present. In doing so, we will draw particularly on the expertise and experiences of our speakers from Israel.
Another track explores various political ideologies and their connection to contemporary antisemitism. Scholars and experts in antisemitism research will introduce us to different approaches, including postcolonial and queer-feminist theories, and shed light on the various forms of antisemitic delusions we encounter from different political directions—whether from the New Right, the Left, or BDS supporters at universities.
The Association of Jewish Students in Hesse (VJSH) is offering a track on the topic of safety & security for Jewish activists. What skills do Jewish activists and organizers need in order to proactively counter increasing threats of antisemitic violence and terrorism? Practical workshops aim to provide answers to these questions, and will cover the fundamentals of event and information security in both the physical and digital space, as well as practical strategies for risk prevention.
Resilience is the central theme of another track. How can we deal with the conflicts in our environment and avoid being pushed out of spaces? How can we find inner strength even in challenging times and confidently express our Jewish identity? Jewish content creators, musicians, artists, and activists have been invited to show you ways to handle conflicts and share creative paths to empowerment.
The conference is taking place in Nuremberg, a city that will always be associated with the crimes of the Nazi regime. However, we also want to show you other aspects of this history: From a Jewish perspective, we will visit the exhibition at the Memorium Nuremberg Trials, and in a workshop, we will discuss the NAKAM group and Jewish acts of revenge against Nazi perpetrators.
In the engaging panel discussions, we will talk about the challenges local communities face today and explore how we can find a collective response to them.
In addition to the main program, you can look forward to meaningful Kabbalat Shabbat celebrations, networking opportunities, a film screening, and a party.
