Meeting of task force for Jewish life in Sweden

Discussions during the meeting focused on education, which is the task force’s theme for 2024. Participants included representatives from Hillelskolan, Vasa Real, Paideia folkhögskola and Universitets- och högskolerådet. They spoke about their activities and the conditions for Jewish pupils and students at Swedish schools and higher education institutions. The guests also spoke about the increased antisemitism they all experienced, in different ways, in their respective activities.

Last year, the theme of the task force was security, a topic which the group continues to address this year as well.

Task force for Jewish life in Sweden

The task force for Jewish life was presented by the Government in January 2023. It is an interministerial working group tasked with collaborating and conducting dialogue on preventive measures and efforts to improve the conditions for Jewish life and prevent and combat antisemitism in Sweden. The Government’s efforts to combat antisemitism are a priority and focus on three areas: education, increasing the safety and security of Jews in Sweden, and Jewish life in Sweden.

The task force is led by State Secretary to the Prime Minister Johan Stuart and also includes eight state secretaries from six different ministries. The task force includes three civil society organisations: the Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities, Judiska Ungdomsförbundet (the Jewish Youth Association in Sweden) and the Jewish Committee Against Antisemitism. Representatives of relevant government agencies, organisations and other experts also take part.