About
Founded in 1968, at a time when Europe was deeply divided, ECJC was created to build meaningful connections between Jewish communities in Eastern and Western Europe. It served as a bridge - enabling communities to exchange experience, develop professional standards and support one another in rebuilding and sustaining vibrant Jewish life.
Team
Hist
ry
Founded in 1968, at a time when Europe was deeply divided, ECJC was created to build meaningful connections between Jewish communities in Eastern and Western Europe.
Throughout its history, ECJC has worked in close partnership with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), supporting communities through social change, demographic shifts and evolving communal needs.
Re-established in 2011, ECJC reaffirmed its role as a modern,
pan-European platform for cooperation, innovation and
shared responsibility.
Today, ECJC brings together Jewish communities, federations, NGOs and networks across Europe to strengthen collaboration, capacity building and shared learning in social welfare & wellbeing, cultural heritage, education & community development.
Governance & Values
Democracy
Inclusion
Solidarity
Purpose & Mission
ECJC’s mission is to strengthen Jewish life in Europe by connecting communities, curating and sharing expertise, building communal capacity, and amplifying the collective voice and visibility of European Jewish communities.
ECJC helps Jewish communities and organizations across Europe become more connected, more capable and less isolated. It gives members access to peers, expertise, best practices, partnerships and European level opportunities – to foster a resilient Jewish life in Europe.
