Addressing Antisemitism through Education in the Visegrad Group Countries: A Mapping Report by the European Network for Countering Antisemitism through Education (ENCATE)

Addressing Antisemitism through Education in the Visegrad Group Countries: A Mapping Report by the European Network for Countering Antisemitism through Education (ENCATE)

Education is a public good available to everyone regardless of their origins and social
status. It is a tool that can influence and change attitudes, increase the openness of
society and counteract antisemitism. How can education addressing antisemitism
function when international human rights are seen as a threat to sovereignty and national values, when antisemitism, Islamophobia and xenophobia are politicized, and
minorities are excluded from civil rights?

How can education function in the Visegrad Group (V4) countries when antisemitism has been instrumentalized, turned
into a political tool and cultural code in the region? Close cooperation of authorities,
non-governmental organizations, educational institutions and the Jewish communities to effectively prevent antisemitism, seems to be the only solution.

 

Read the full report here.