EJA and Partners Meet with EU Commissioner Várhelyi to Safeguard Jewish Practices in Europe

December 10, 2024

The EJA and our partners the Joods Forum of Antwerp and JID, had the opprtunity to meet with Mr Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. The EJA has long enjoyed a great relationship with Commissioner Varheyli, who was a recipient in Krakow of the EJA’s Jerusalem Award for his support for European Jewry, and his support for the State of Israel.

In his new role, the Commissioner has responsibility for two key matters relating to European Jewry, those of circumcision and kosher slaughter. We pledged to work together to protect these two pillars of Judaism from any political attempts that would seek to ban or hinder them. We very much look forward to working again with our esteemed friend and took the opportunity to congratulate him in person.