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Crif/Vel d'Hiv - The Vel d'Hiv roundup, in the middle of Paris (VIDEO)

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13 July 2020
On July 16, 1942 took place the Vel d'Hiv roundup, in the middle of Paris. 13 152 Jews were arrested and taken to Drancy and the Loiret camps before being deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Among them, 4115 children. We shall never forget them.

Crif/Op-Ed - Crif welcomes the closing of the YouTube Dieudonné channel

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01 July 2020
"Dieudonne spreaded - via his videos posted on YouTube - his antisemitic poison. He badly cursed or slandered and broadcasted obscene caricatures by putting together his miserable repertoire."

World Jewish Congress - WJC hosts forum for Special Envoys & Coordinators Combating Antisemitism (SECCA)

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12 June 2020
On Tuesday, June 2, the WJC continued on this path and reconvened its forum for Special Envoys & Coordinators Combating Antisemitism (SECCA), bringing together dozens of officials from national governments and international organizations with WJC-affiliated Jewish community leaders. Crif participated in the SECCA meeting.

Crif - Zoombombing: a new tool is now available to report harmful unwanted users

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20 May 2020
A few weeks ago, Crif President Francis Kalifat stressed Zoom France on the growing phenomenon of Zoombombing. To strengthen the application security, Zoom let Crif know that a new tool was now available to report harmful unwanted users on the video-conferences.

Crif - Francis Kalifat welcomes the French National Assembly vote on Online hate speech law

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15 May 2020
Wednesday, May 13, the French National Assembly adopted the bill against online hate, brought by the deputy Laetitia Avia. One more step that goes in the right direction of the fight against hate on the Internet. Crif President Francis Kalifat explains why this Law is necessary.

Crif - Crif files lawsuit against French polemist Dieudonné

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13 May 2020
On May 12, 2020, Crif filed a lawsuit against French polemist Dieudonné following two new videos posted on its YouTube channel. One of these videos notably features Simone Veil and the French Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson.

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