Affiliated to the World Jewish Congress , the EJC works with national governments , European Union institutions and the Council of Europe . The European Jewish Congress is one of the most influential international public associations and a large secular organisation representing more than 2.5 million of Jews in Europe . It is an umbrella organisation for 42 national Jewish communities on this continent . The primary mission of the EJC is to promote European democracy based on good relations between neighbours , mutual understanding and tolerance . The EJC maintains co-operation with European governments , leading international institutions and European integration associations , including the United Nations , European Union , the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe . It has a participatory status with the Council of Europe . The EJC intends to protect human rights , fight xenophobia and anti-Semitism , promote interfaith dialogue , implement cultural and educational programmes , and remember the Holocaust and other events that killed millions of people . To meet these goals , the EJC has initiated and organised several large international projects , in particular the Let My People Live ! international forums . The First Forum of the series was held in Krakow in January 2005 to commemorate 60 years since liberation of Auschwitz ; the Second Forum took place in Kiev in September 2006 to mark 65 years since the Babi Yar tragedy . The forums were widely supported by leading international organisations , including the Council of Europe and the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly , as well as senior politicians from countries including Russia , the United States , Germany , Israel , Poland and Ukraine . The next Let My People Live ! Forum , this one to commemorate 70 years since die Kristallnacht , has been held in Krakow , Poland
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
European Jewish Congress