Speaking at Yad Vashem

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, Prof. Uriya Shavit, Head of the Center, spoke to the staff of Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center. In his talk on the current fight against antisemitism, Prof. Shavit stressed that action plans at national and organizational levels must include clear, transparent, measurable and attainable goals for reducing antisemitic incidents of all kinds. Measurablity is particularly important as data can inform on the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of any policy pursued and enable informed decision-making, particularly regarding how to allocate limited funds.