- [Julie] Paris, hometo the Arc de Triomphe,

Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame Cathedral.

Unfortunately, this epitomeof beauty and culture

is also one of the places across Europe

experiencing a rise inacts of anti-Semitism.

- We are facing threats throughout Europe,

and the question rises day-to-day

whether or not there's a present

and a future for Jews in Europe.

- [Julie] Rabbis Yehuda Kovesand Menachem Margolin believe

a future is possible if they act now.

That's why they invitedsome 300 world leaders

to come together here and confront

what's facing the Jewish community.

- Unfortunately, here in Europe,

one of the challenges is the anti-Semitism

and the rise of anti-Semitism,

which is strengthened from all sides,

whether it's from the extreme Muslims

or from the extreme leftor from the extreme right.

- Jew hatred is Jew hatred.

What difference does it make

what ideological clothing it makes,

what ideological clothingit disguises itself in,

or from which ideological camp it comes?

It has to be combatted.

- Organizers held the event

at the new EuropeanJudaism Center behind me,

a Jerusalem place in the heart of Paris.

They see the center asa light in the darkness

and hope it's a sign of better things

for the Jewish community in Europe.

- As mayor, I think that we have to fight,

because when peopleattack Jewish community,

these people attacks all ourdemocracy and the humanity.

- And we have to fightdarkness with light.

We have to fight the voicesof hatred with voices of love

and voices of theeternal values of Judaism

and Jewish practice.

- [Julie] Rabbi Koves,

head of the Action and Protection League,

conducted the mostcomprehensive survey ever

to measure anti-Semiticattitudes in Europe.

16,000 people in 16 Europeancountries were surveyed.

The results shows 1/5 of Europeans

believe a secret Jewish cabal

controls world politics and economics.

The same amount believe Jewish people

exploit Holocaust victimhoodfor their own needs.

And a quarter of the respondents agreed

that Israel's policies make me understand

why some people hate Jews.

- Once we learn thebattlefield, so-called,

then we can challenge anti-Semitism

and we can attack anti-Semitism

with tools of love, as I said,

and this main tool is education.

- [Julie] Rabbi Margolin ofthe European Jewish Association

sees only one way to beatanti-Semitism on the continent.

- We truly believe that only governments

could really take the right steps

in order to eradicate anti-Semitism.

- [Julie] That plan includesgovernment legislation

that would mandate educatingcitizens on anti-Semitism,

the Holocaust, and the history

of Jewish contributions to Europe.

The proposed law would alsoban anti-Semitic stereotypes

in the public arena, like recent carnivals

in Belgium and Spain, plusthe sale of Nazi memorabilia.

- You could condemn, you could speak,

we could try to have dialogue,but at the end of the day,

there are too many anti-Semites,and this issue is so old.

- [Julie] And then there's theso-called new anti-Semitism

of the left.

- Many in the Jewish community

are now saying anti-Semitism is actually,

goes actually hand-in-handwith anti-Zionism.

- Anti-Semitism is anti-Semitism,and in the last decades,

anti-Semitics werelooking for another reason

or another excuse to act against Jews,

and they found Israel as anopportunity to attack Jews.

But most important, thefact is that every time

people attack Israel orwould like to attack Israel,

they also attack Jews in Europe.

- [Julie] In Paris,fear prevents many Jews

from wearing theirkippahs, or head coverings.

Margolin, an Orthodox Jew, says his family

has experienced this bigotry

in their home country of Belgium,

yet they will not back down.

- We'll insist to walk like that

because we'd like to seeother people to see us

and understand that we intend to stay,

we intend to continueto fight for our right,

and we intend to pass the message

that all Jews should beproud about who we are.

- [Julie] Julie Stahl,CBN News, Paris, France.