ECJS (European Center for Jewish Students)

About Us

European Center for Jewish Students (ECJS) is drastically changing the landscape of Jewish young adults across Europe. Based in Brussels, ECJS is a non‐profit, apolitical organization which caters to the needs and interests of all Jewish students and young professionals, regardless of background or affiliation. We arrange and subsidize inter‐European retreats and seminars, which hundreds of participants value and enjoy, due to their unique blend of Jewish tradition and European culture. Spearheaded by Executive Director Rabbi Zevi Ives, ECJS has succeeded, though its wide range of innovative effective programs, in uniting young European Jews and fostering in them a strong sense of identity, community and pride. ECJS empowers students and young professionals throughout Europe to actively combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israel behavior on their university campuses or communities by presenting them with information and resources at lectures and discussion panels. ECJS is also proud to regularly offer free trips to Israel to provide students with a true and wholesome Jewish experience. Program highlights include: trips to historical Jewish sites, dynamic Shabbat meals, stimulating lectures on contemporary Jewish issues, and network opportunities for students and young professionals. ECJS Speakers Bureau provides students from all around Europe with leading speakers on significant Jewish issues.