International Council of Christians and Jews, Annual Conference

The ICCJ serves as the umbrella organization of 40 national Jewish-Christian dialogue organizations world-wide.

The ICCJ member organizations world-wide have been successfully engaged in the historic renewal of Jewish-Christian relations over the past five decades. Founded as a reaction to the Holocaust, the Shoah, in the awareness that ways must be found to examine the deeply engrained roots of mistrust, hatred and fear that culminated in one of the worst evils in human history, theologians, historians and educators included the still fragile structure of enlightenment and the human rights movements of the inter-war period.

The 2024 Annual Conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) was held in Salzburg under the theme “Be Holy, because I, the Lord, Your God, am Holy” (Wajikra / Leviticus 19:2) Holiness: A Religious Imperative and Moral Obligation?” focused on deepening Jewish–Christian dialogue in the face of contemporary societal and political challenges. The conference brought together scholars, religious leaders and dialogue practitioners to reflect on historical responsibility, theological developments and the role of interreligious engagement in promoting justice, mutual understanding and peace in today’s world.

The ICCJ has announced that its 2026 Annual Conference will take place in Hanover, continuing its global programme of academic exchange and interfaith collaboration focused on strengthening Jewish–Christian relations and addressing current global concerns.