JDC International Centre for Community Development
 Yarnton Manor, the seat of the JDC-ICCD at the University of Oxford | |
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The JDC International Centre for Community Development (JDC-ICCD) is a research organization and think tank based in Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom. The charity, founded by American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), "is devoted to understanding and analyzing transformations in Europe and their impact on European Jewish communities."[1][2]
The JDC-ICCD was founded 10 January 2005 to provide education and training, religious activities, prevent or relieve poverty, encourage community and economic development, perform or sponsor research, and to be an advocate.[3]
Activities
2011 survey of European Jewish leaders
In 2011, Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut, led by the American JDC-ICCD, conducted a survey of European Jewish leaders to ascertain concerns and challenges faced by European Jewish communities, including Antisemitism, leadership, intermarriage and status issues, and Europe and Israel.[4]
2013 Berlin Conference
JDC-ICCD partnered with the American Jewish Committee's (AJC) Berlin Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations to host a conference October 25–27, 2013 titled "Analyzing Jewish Europe Today: Perspectives from a New Generation." Attendees and presenters gathered to discuss new Jewish cultural trends, Muslim-Jewish relations and Jewish revival in Eastern and Central Europe.[1]
We know from our work on the ground that Europe's emerging Jewish leaders and communities are expressing Jewish identity in profoundly new and unique ways, setting an exciting course for the future of Jewish Europe. While there have been many forums examining Jewish identity of the past, for those of us dedicated to innovating Jewish life today, it was critical to focus on the contemporary European Jewish scene, bring to the fore issues impacting Jews across the continent, and ultimately seize the opportunities resulting from the way young European Jews are engaging with their Jewish identities.— Marcelo Dimentstein, Operations Director of JDC-ICCD.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "AJC and JDC-ICCD Convene Research Conference on Contemporary Jewish Europe". American Jewish Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Groundbreaking Think Tank Reconsiders the Role of Jewish Welfare Organizations". European Council of Jewish Communities. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "JDC International Centre for Community Development". Open Charities. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Second Survey of European Leaders Published". States News Service (via HighBeam Research. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
Further reading
- Marcelo Dimentstein (29 September 2013). "A Jewish Future for Europe?". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (2006). Report of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. The Centre. p. 181.
- Julius H. Schoeps; Olaf Glöckner (7 February 2011). A Road to Nowhere?: Jewish Experiences in Unifying Europe. Brill. p. 196. ISBN 978-90-04-20158-3.