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Security, whether we like it or not, is something that all of us have got to take seriously nowadays. For people visiting a synagogue in the center of Berlin, and for other Jewish people just walking around, the possibility of a hate crime is a real threat.
An expert conference has convened in Berlin to try to confront and work out solutions to what is perceived as a rise in anti-Semitic types of violence, verbal and physical abuse against Jewish communities, not just in Germany, but all over the world.
The conference was organized by the OSCE, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has some 57 participating states, including every country in Europe, plus North America and the former Soviet Union.