Led by entrepreneur-philanthropist-legislator Oleksandr Feldman, Ukrainian community and human rights organizations sought to leverage Ukraine's one-year chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Beilis Trial, which had galvanized international response to anti-Semitism.

 

Analysis and policy responses to contemporary anti-Semitism were integrated into the original history-centered conference. Direct outreach to OSCE and U.S. Government officials — and to non-governmental organizations — attracted high-level participation and visibility for the issue across Europe.

 

The result was a prescient, action-oriented update on the OSCE's landmark 2004 Berlin Conference and a fitting, comprehensive consideration of Beilis.

 

For more information on this and other projects, please contact YGS Co-Founder Shai Franklin.