Among those scheduled to take part are authors Daniel Goldhagen and Deborah Lipstadt, Harvard University Professor Ruth Wisse and Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Natan Sharansky is scheduled to deliver the opening address.

The conference plans to address a number of issues, including rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Holocaust denial, Islamist anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on college campuses. For further information, visit www.antisemitism-conference.ca.

Scottish Jews Counter Media Bias

Jewish and Christian supporters of Israel gathered recently at a Glasgow synagogue to discuss ways to combat media bias against the Jewish state, the UK Jewish Telegraph reports.

At a meeting held at the Newton Mearns Synagogue, speakers from several organizations discussed the nature and extent of the problem and the means with which to counter it. They also urged those in attendance to become active in defending Israel in the press.

"The time to respond is now," Terry Mendoza, of Fair Reporting, told the audience. "If you feel something is one-sided, then do something about it."

"Watch, listen and learn," said Raymond Mann of Scottish Friends of Israel. "Don't put your analytical skills aside" when assessing coverage of Israel in newspapers and on television, he said.

A spokesman for Christian Action for Israel, one of 30 pro-Israel Christian groups in Great Britain, outlined his organization's efforts and pledged that they would support Israel and the Jewish people and would work to expose bias in the media.

Organizers told the paper they hope to build on the event's success by working to pool resources and better coordinate their efforts. Mickey Green of the Media Response Group said: "What has emerged is that there are a number of individuals and disparate groups who have no established connections with each other and who would welcome the opportunity to link efforts and maintain contact with one another."

As a result, Green said, steps would be taken such as creating a mailing list to keep people informed about the issues.

Australian Jews Take On Holocaust Denier

Leaders of Australian Jewry are considering taking legal action against a local Holocaust denier after his apparent breach of a court order against him, the Australian Jewish News reports.

In July of last year, an Australian Federal Court issued a landmark decision ordering Dr. Frederick Toben, head of the Adelaide Institute, to remove any material from his organization's website, which suggested that the Holocaust had not occurred or that there had not been any gas chambers at Auschwitz. The court also said that Toben must delete any material considered likely to "offend, insult, humiliate and intimidate" Australian Jews.

Nevertheless, a recent check of Toben's website found that the front page stated, "Why are we forced to believe in the 'Holocaust'? I don't want to believe in the 'Holocaust'! Why is it a crime not to believe in the 'Holocaust'? Why is it a crime to say the 'Holocaust' never happened?"

As a result, leaders of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry along with the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies are looking into "whether it amounts to a breach of the orders already made", or whether "separate proceedings" should be launched, board president and senior counsel Stephen Rothman told the paper.