On February 1, the Permanent Council of the Conference of French Bishops (CEF) solemnly presented a declaration to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism to France’s Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia, Crif President Francis Kalifat and the President of the French Jewish Consistory, Joel Mergui. The declaration was signed by the Presidency of the Conference of Bishops of France; as well as by Bishop Didier Berthet, President of the Council for Christian Unity and Relations with Judaism, along with Bishop Thibault Verny, member of the Council for Christian Unity and Relations with Judaism.
Jean-François Guthmann, President of the OSE and Patricia Sitruk, Director-General, were honoured to be part of such a momentous day when “the bishops of France appeal to all their fellow citizens—including non-Catholics- to relentlessly fight against all forms of political and religious anti-Semitism.”