Ronny Naftaniel Lecture

 

The biennial Ronny Naftaniel lecture has been organized since 2016 to honor the efforts of
Ronny Naftaniel into the Jewish Community and, in particular, into the JHF.

 

naftanielRonny Naftaniel was involved in the negotiations on Jewish war claims in the Netherlands that led to (but not limited to) the establishment of the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund. Of our fund, he was a highly valued chairman for many years. 

  

 

Previous speakers:

<strong>Isaac Herzog<em> (Chairman of the Executive The Jewish Agency for Israel)</em></strong>
Isaac Herzog (Chairman of the Executive The Jewish Agency for Israel)keynote speaker 2020
How philanthropy can strengthen
Jewish Communities around the world
<strong>Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (former Secretary-General of NATO and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.)</strong>
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (former Secretary-General of NATO and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.)guest speaker 2020

 

<strong>Wopke Hoekstra <em>(Minister of Finance of the Netherlands</em>)</strong>
Wopke Hoekstra (Minister of Finance of the Netherlands)keynote speaker 2018
<strong>Aryeh Neier <em>(American human rights activist) </em>and Yaakov Bleich <em>(Chief Rabbi of Ukraine)</em></strong>.
Aryeh Neier (American human rights activist) and Yaakov Bleich (Chief Rabbi of Ukraine).keynote speakers 2016
Neier (co-founder of Human Rights Watch and former president of George Soros's Open Society Institute): Donald Trump’s election as US president is encouraging anti-Semitism in Europe. Bleich: No effect on anti-Semitism in Ukraine.

 

Photo credits:
Duizend, NoaDilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, 2022, Ronny Naftaniellezing, Den Haag