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.

Ronny 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:

Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands)keynote speaker 2022

Amidst growing anti-Semitism in the Netherlands and the rest of the world, Justice Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius is working on an explicit ban on Holocaust denial.

Isaac Herzog (Chairman of the Executive The Jewish Agency for Israel)keynote speaker 2020

How philanthropy can strengthen
Jewish Communities around the world

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (former Secretary-General of NATO and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.)guest speaker 2020

"Enhancing Jewish life is more vital than ever".

Wopke Hoekstra (Minister of Finance of the Netherlands)keynote speaker 2018

"Never haggle with our constitutional and democratic values. Never appeasement again."

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.