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Dear Friends,
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists is delighted to Grimm Center Auditorium, Humboldt University of Berlin
invite you to the Berlin conference entitled “Holocaust Denial and Freedom of
General Overview
Speech in the Internet Era.” The conference will take place in cooperation with
Humboldt University, Berlin’s first University, on November 15-19, 2011. Moderator:
We chose this topic because in recent years a growing volume of hate messages Prof. Amos Shapira, Prof. of Law (Emeritus), Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University;
Dean, School of Law, Carmel Academic Center, Haifa
has produced a distorted picture of history. These messages, especially prevalent
on the Internet, often border on incitement. 09:00-10:00
Mr. Eli Hacohen, Journalist; Professional Director, Institute for Internet Studies,
Holding the conference in Berlin presents a special opportunity to visit sites Tel Aviv University, Israel
of Jewish interest. We have therefore organized one and a half days of Digital Hate: Anti-Semitism on the Internet 1995-2011
sightseeing prior to the conference’s opening.
10:00-10:45
In keeping with our Association’s tradition, the conference will also serve as Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, Adv., Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, Israel;
an opportunity for you to meet IAJLJ members from around the world. We Founder, InternetLaws.co.il
look forward to welcoming you at the conference, and hope you will find it The Utilization of Hackers by the Proponents of Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial
interesting and inspiring. We wish you all a pleasant and uplifting experience. 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
Practice in various States
Sincerely,
11:00-11:30
Judge Marcos Arnoldo Grabivker, The Federal Economic Crimes, Court of Appeals,
Argentina; Adv. Rodrigo S. Luchinsky, AAJRA, Argentina
Irit Kohn, Adv. The recent Google case in Argentina
President
11:30-12:00
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Adv. Marc Levy, France
Holocaust Denial: Is the French experience a relevant model?
Four-hour highlights tour of Berlin 12:00-12:45
Adv. David Matas, C.M., Canada
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Canada: A Case Study

09:00-16:00 – Full day tour: Jewish and historic sites in Berlin; 12:45-14:30 Lunch
House of the Wannsee Conference Moderator:
18:00 - Opening Ceremony Adv. Michael H. Traison, Senior partner, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone,
Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Tiergarten St. 35, Berlin U.S.A. - Poland - Israel

18:15 - Moderator: Ambassador Dr. Meir Rosenne, Executive 14:30-15:15

Committee, IAJLJ Dr. Matthias Kuntzel, Political scientist and author, Hamburg, Germany
Iran and Holocaust Denial
Opening Address: Adv. Irit Kohn, President, International 15:15-16:00
Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists Dr. Sergey Lagodinsky, Non-Resident Fellow, Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin
Greetings: Dr. Hans-Gert Poettering MEP (tbc), Freedom of speech, commemoration and protection against Anti-Semitism in
Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Germany
former President of the European Parliament 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
Prof. Dr. Bernd Heinrich, Dean, Faculty of Education
Law, Humboldt University of Berlin
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, 16:30-17:00
Minister of Justice (Confirmation pending) Mrs. Shulamit Imber, Pedagogical Director, International School for Holocaust
Studies, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
19:30 Light Supper Education as a Guardian against Holocaust Denial, Trivialization and Distortion
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Friday, November 18, 2011

Grimm Center Auditorium, Humboldt University of Berlin
Practice in various States - Continuation
Moderator:
Jonathan S Lux, Partner, Ince&CoLLP, Honorary Consul & Board Member IAJLJ &
UKAJLJ Holocaust Denial
09:15-10:00 and Freedom of Speech
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Hornle, Faculty of Law, Humboldt University of Berlin
Holocaust Denial via the Internet: The German Penal Code Approach in the Internet Era
10:00-11:00
Mr. Heinz Fromm, President of the German Federal Office for the Protection
IAJLJ Berlin Conference
of the Constitution November 15-19, 2011
Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial on the Internet
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:15
The Honourable Justice Stephen Rothman, AM, Supreme Court of New South
Wales, Australia
Holocaust Denial as Racial Vilification; Freedom of Speech and the Internet:
The Australian Experience
12:15-12:45
Christopher Wolf, Co-Chair, Inter-Parliamentary Coalition Against Anti-Semitism
(ICCA) Task Force on Internet Hate Speech, USA
The Limits of the Law to Remedy Online Holocaust Denial
General
12:40-13:20
Dr. Juliane Wetzel, Senior Researcher, Center for Research on anti-Semitism,
Technical University Berlin, Germany
"Soft-denial" and Trivialization of the Holocaust on the Web
13:30 Lunch
20:00 Shabbat Dinner
Accomodation (BB) will take place at the Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre Hotel,
Nurnberger St. 65.
Registration forms are enclosed.
Please complete and fax to Margalit Gordon at +972 3 696 6677.
Please register early as the number of participants is limited.
For clarifications or additional information, please contact our offices at
+972 3 691 0673 (09:00-14:00 Israel time) or at iajlj@goldmail.net.il
* The program is subject to change