EU vows to fight anti-Semitism

MICHEL ZLOTOWSKI and AP
Jan. 28, 2004

...In Berlin, Arthur Obermayer, a Jewish-American philanthropist from Boston, honored six Germans who had preserved Jewish history in their own communities.

In Breisach am Rhein near the French border, Christian Walesch-Schneller spearheaded an effort to save a historic Jewish school from destruction. She also plans to create an educational center on Jews and other minorities in her hometown of 13,000.

"You're always confronted with this discussion in Germany, with the ongoing anti-Semitism, which you can sense in our town. It made me decide to get involved," she told The Associated Press. "I thought it would be worthwhile to try in such a small town to reach out to people, to bring back the stories of the 250 Jews who lived there in 1933."

Italy announced on Tuesday it is setting up a committee to combat anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance....

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