Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), stated on the first anniversary of the October 7 massacre on Monday, “One year on from Hamas’ deadly attacks, Jews across Europe continue to be subjected to attacks and harassment. Populist parties from left and right continue to inflame tensions, we see synagogues attacked with firebombs and Jewish students assaulted on campus. In Germany, a 320% increase in incidents, in France, anti-Semitic incidents this last year are equivalent in number to those in the previous three years combined. This must stop now. We call on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to lead with courage to protect Europe’s Jews. Dark times call for principled leadership, courage and action. We must not waste a minute more.”