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The European Jewish Congress (EJC) is one of the most influential international public associations and a large secular organisation representing more than 2.5 million of Jews throughout Europe. The EJC is an umbrella organisation for 42 national Jewish communities on this continent.

The primary mission of the EJC, which is deeply involved in the integration processes in Europe, is to promote European democracy based on good relations between neighbours, mutual understanding and tolerance.

The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR) is a non-governmental organisation that focuses on monitoring tolerance in Europe and preparing practical recommendations to improve interethnic relations and intercultural communication.

The ECTR consists of prominent political and public leaders, scientists, Nobel Prize laureates and individuals who have gained global recognition for their outstanding achievements in the humanitarian sphere and promotion of tolerance.

The European Jewish Fund (EJF) was founded in February 2006 on the initiative of Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor who is currently the fund's chairman.

The Fund is structured as two chambers, an Executive Council, or Chamber of Community Leaders, and a Board of Governors, or Chamber of Donors. One of the Fund’s key principles is maintaining a roundtable where all members may speak their minds and participate as equals. The Fund supports community projects, regional and pan-European programmes; it also initiates its own programmes to address issues that concern a specific community or European Jewry as a whole.