In keeping with the theme of the 2023 World Parliament of Religions conference—A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights—this panel addresses how Catholic-Jewish relations confront anti-Semitism in today’s America. Approaching the 60th anniversary (2025) of the revolution in Catholic expression and practice towards Judaism, the panel members suggest how joint efforts are needed to guarantee the rights and freedom of Jews within an American culture still predominantly Christian. Speakers highlight how past projects that drew Jewish and Catholic leaders together, such as the revision of Oberammergau Passion Play, or the civil rights movement, have become models of future collaboration.
