Conference agenda

12:30

Registration. Welcome coffee and snacks

13:00

Official Opening

Welcoming speeches:

Alla Jakobson
Attorney at law, chairman of the Jewish Community of Estonia

Kaja Kallas
Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia

Ernest Herzog
Executive Director of Operations, World Jewish Congress

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Efraim Shmuel Kot
Chief Rabbi of Estonia

14:10

Panel discussion «Estonia and Israel - friends and partners. 30 years of diplomatic relations»

Hagit Ben Yaakov
Ambassador of Israel 
to Estonia and Finland

Veikko Kala
Ambassador of Estonia 
to Israel

Moderator:  Ilja Ban
Media expert

14:55

Coffee break

Music performance by Karina German

15:20

«From Charity to Empowerment: The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting the Jewish Community of Estonia, the State of Israel, and beyond»

Ariel Zwang
CEO, American Jewish JOINT Distribution Committee

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15:40

«The re-establishing of the Jewish community in Estonia and the help of neighbouring states»

Gideon Bolotowsky
Honorary Chairman of the Helsinki Jewish Community

15:50

«Supporting Israel in Baltic states for 100 years»

Uri Oholy
Keren HaYesod, regional director

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16:05

Ceremony in honour of Philanthropist Mr. Alexander Kofkin

16:10

«Progressive educational approaches in the Jewish tradition»

Dr Alex Sinclair
Chief Content Officer, Educating for Impact

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16:25

«History of my family»

Timofei Lipavski
Student

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16:35

Panel discussion. «The strategy of preventing antisemitism»

Ringo Ringvee
Ministry of the Interior

Ernest Herzog
World Jewish Congress

Mare Oja
Ministry of Education and Research

Moderator: Gennadi Gramberg
Head of the Estonian Jewish Museum

17:20

«We are united by freedom»

David Vseviov
Historian

17:30

Reception on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel