On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) will host a webinar “Transnational Connections Between Antisemitic Extremist and Terrorist Actors”.
This is the first webinar of a three-part series focused on highlighting various aspects of the role of antisemitism in the mobilization to violence by extremist and terrorist actors, which is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
The webinar will explore how antisemitic actors from different ideological backgrounds—right-wing, left-wing, Islamist, and foreign ideology movements—interact across borders and ideological lines to amplify antisemitic narratives and actions. Attendees will gain insight into the mechanisms and platforms facilitating these transnational linkages, including coordinated protests, shared symbols and slogans, and digital propaganda networks. Drawing from cross-country findings, the webinar will highlight how seemingly distinct extremist milieus converge around antisemitism as a unifying narrative and tactical framework.
The webinar will be conducted in English via Zoom.
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time:
U.S.: 9:00 am to 10:30 am ET
Europe: 15:00 to 16:30 CET
EVENT PROGRAM:
Introductory Remarks:
Ms. Gabriele Scheel, Head of Division “International Cooperation against Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Corruption,” Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Presentations:
Mr. Alexander Ritzmann: Transnational Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism / Antisemitism, Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
Ms. Patricia Teitelbaum: Transnational (Pro-)Palestinian Extremism and Terrorism / Antisemitism, President, International Movement for Peace & Coexistence (IMPAC)
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler: Transnational Islamist Extremism and Terrorism / Antisemitism, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
The presentations will be followed by a Q&A-session open to all participants.
Please register up to one hour before the webinar start so that your registration can be approved in time.
Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues with an interest in the subject.
To read our latest CEP report “The Role of Antisemitism in the Mobilization to Violence by Extremist and Terrorist Actors”, click here.
To learn more about CEP’s new Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, the former home of the commandant of the concentration camp, Rudolf Höss, and how to support this new effort, please check here.
As the need for innovative technology in the national security space grows, the relevant federal agencies are increasingly relying on innovations created by commercial private sector.
Few understand this intersection better than Elliott Broidy, Chairman and CEO of Broidy Capital Holdings, LLC, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in national security technology and defense tech. Founded in 2022 in Boca Raton, FL, Broidy Capital Holdings builds on the legacy of its predecessor, Broidy Capital Management, which was headquartered in Los Angeles from 1991 to 2022. The firm invests in technology businesses — including those using Artificial Intelligence — that focus on defense intelligence, homeland security, public safety technology, and law enforcement sectors. Broidy is also the founder and Managing Partner of Threat Deterrence Capital Holdings, LLC and LEO Technologies Holdings, LLC.
In Broidy’s view, commercial advancements are now indispensable to national security, enhancing capabilities and fostering collaboration between sectors that historically operated in separate spheres.
“In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the line between commercial innovation and national security technology is unmistakably blurred,” Broidy explains. This blurring is driven by a need for new capabilities to face emerging threats. National security agencies are increasingly looking to the commercial sector for solutions which, according to Brody, “enhances national security and drives significant advancements in both sectors.”
One of the clearest examples of this synergy lies in cloud technology. Over the past decade, cloud infrastructure has revolutionized the commercial sector, offering scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions to companies worldwide. Recognizing these advantages, national security agencies have started integrating cloud technologies to modernize their own operations.
“Cloud computing enables real-time data sharing across different national security agencies,” Broidy notes. This allows teams to access and analyze vast amounts of data from diverse sources at unprecedented speeds, ultimately enabling faster and more informed decision-making. Cloud platforms also allow for the development of sophisticated training simulations that utilize real-world data.
For example, partnerships with tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon have helped bring secure, tailored cloud solutions to the military.
Another area where commercial tech is making its mark on national security is in artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML). In the commercial sphere, AI has proven its value across industries. The national security sector has harnessed its power to revolutionize intelligence analysis and threat detection.
“Machine learning algorithms can analyze data at speeds and accuracies far beyond human capabilities. It’s a gamechanger for efficiency when we know how to harness it,” Broidy explains. ML systems can scan hours of video surveillance or sift through millions of data points to identify potential threats — a task that would otherwise demand tremendous resources and time from human analysts.
The importance of AI for national security is urgent and strategic. As a recent op-ed in Fox News emphasizes, AI is one of the our most potent tools in safeguarding our borders and national infrastructure. It is a vital force multiplier in national defense. Commercial sector innovation — like AI-powered voice analytics, behavior detection algorithms, and predictive modeling — is now actively deployed in high-stakes environments.
“This is precisely the kind of public-private convergence that will define the future of national defense,” Broidy says.
National security agencies, constantly seeking an edge over our adversaries and threats to the homeland, are adapting proven commercial technologies for mission-critical applications.
“Historically, security tech has been hindered by long procurement processes and strict regulations,” Broidy says. “But the huge need for and the success of commercial innovations in the national security sector is prodding solutions to be deployed at a faster clip.” This fosters collaboration between the national security and civilian tech sectors and a concomitant cross-pollination of ideas, which further fuels advancements in a virtuous feedback loop.
This convergence opens doors to smaller tech companies. “We are living through a time of remarkable innovation and technological breakthrough, and federal national defense agencies are increasingly receptive to new ideas. Nimbleness is key,” says Broidy.
Looking ahead, Broidy sees the blending of national security and commercial tech as a crucial driver of change in national security. “The intersection of national defense tech and commercial innovation is a win-win-win for tech companies, national security, and American society at large,” he says.
This press release was originally published on the Counter Extremism Project’s website:
(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project and the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, fully condemn and denounce the vandalization of two Jewish sites in Dukla, Poland that took place over the weekend.
CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued the following statement:
These vile acts occurred next to sites where Jewish life once thrived in Poland, and where Jewish lives were later annihilated. These are not random crimes but deliberate assaults on Jewish memory, dignity, and history.
Such incidents have multiplied in the wake of October 7, as global antisemitism has proliferated, often parading itself as “antizionist” or merely concerned with human rights. But when “Palestine” and a swastika together are smeared across a Holocaust memorial at a Jewish cemetery, there can be no pretence. This is Jew-hatred, plain and simple.
ARCHER director Jacek Purski said:
This desecration follows closely on the heels of inflammatory remarks by Polish Member of European Parliament (MEP) Grzegorz Braun, whose grotesque rhetoric continues to incite antisemitism. Braun’s recent inflammatory actions such as denying the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz and disrupting a Hanukkah ceremony in parliament that took place in 2023 have absolutely no place in Polish society.
This is not just about provocative statements or acts of mere vandalism and defacement. This is an assault on the memory of those who were murdered, and on the living who honor them.
ARCHER at House 88 has been created to shatter the normalization of antisemitism and extremism. The Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization is sited at the former residence of Rudolf Höss, Commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp from 1940-1944. House number 88 sits a few meters from the camp wall and across from Auschwitz’s original gas chamber and crematorium. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has acquired House 88 to repurpose it from the epicenter of the “Final Solution” into a unique global bulwark against antisemitism, hate, extremism, radicalization, and terrorism.
Elliott Broidy Co-Chairs Effort to Transform Former Nazi Commandant’s Home into Global Center for Combating Extremism
Elliott Broidy, a Boca Raton resident and longtime philanthropist, has returned home after a historic and deeply personal trip to Oświęcim, Poland, where he took part in a groundbreaking initiative to transform the former residence of Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf Höss into a global education and research center. The visit coincided with International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 and the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, a solemn moment in history that underscores the urgency of Holocaust education and combating rising antisemitism. Broidy, who serves as co-chair of the Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate, is helping lead the fundraising campaign for ARCHER at House 88, a new initiative housed in the former Nazi leader’s home aimed at educating future generations about the dangers of extremism.
A Personal Commitment to Holocaust Education
For Broidy, the mission is deeply personal. His wife, Robin, lost many members of her family in the Holocaust, a tragedy that has profoundly shaped their shared commitment to fighting antisemitism. “Education is our most powerful weapon against hate,” he said. “We need to teach future generations how antisemitism, and extremism in general, take root—how misinformation spreads, how propaganda shapes perception, and how even good people can be manipulated into supporting dangerous ideologies. This is not a passive fight. We have to actively work to counter these forces before history repeats itself.” Robin Broidy added: “ARCHER at House 88 is not just about remembering the horrors of the Holocaust—it’s about equipping the next generation with the knowledge to actively combat antisemitism in all its forms,” Robin Broidy said. “We cannot let misinformation and propaganda take root, as it has done so many times throughout history. We must help young people recognize how hate spreads, whether it’s coming from a respected university professor, a trusted friend, or an anonymous social media account.” Their words echo the sentiment of Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize laureate, who once believed that simply remembering the past would help prevent future atrocities. However, in 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Wiesel acknowledged that remembrance alone is not enough: “Sometimes we must interfere,” said Wiesel. “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.”
Transforming a Symbol of Hate into a Center for Hope
Spearheaded by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), ARCHER at House 88 will convert the former commandant’s home into a global hub for research, education, and policy initiatives aimed at countering extremism in all its forms. The center will include:
A fellowship program for scholars specializing in extremism research.
Educational initiatives for policymakers, educators, and the public.
Advocacy efforts to combat hate through actionable policy strategies.
Famed architect Daniel Libeskind, known for his work on the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the master plan for the World Trade Center site, has designed an expansion of the facility to house these critical programs.
An Urgent Need for Action
Broidy’s involvement comes at a time of rising antisemitism globally, particularly on college campuses and online. The latest Global 100 survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that 46 percent of the world’s adult population (an estimated 2.2 billion people) harbor deeply entrenched antisemitic attitudes. This number has increased by more than 100 percent since ADL’s first worldwide survey a decade ago. “We are witnessing an unsettling resurgence of antisemitism worldwide,” Elliott Broidy said. “Simply remembering the past is no longer enough—we must actively fight against the dangerous narratives that fuel hate. ARCHER at House 88 will be a critical tool in that battle.”
Looking Ahead
The fundraising efforts for ARCHER at House 88 are ongoing, with a coalition of philanthropists and global leaders joining the cause. Broidy hopes his Boca Raton community will take an active role in supporting the initiative, recognizing that the lessons of history belong to everyone. “This is not just a Jewish issue—it is a human issue,” he said. “We all have a responsibility to make sure the horrors of Auschwitz are never forgotten and never repeated.”
This piece was originally published on Metapress on March 29, 2025.In the shadow of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former Nazi commandant’s residence is undergoing a remarkable transformation that embodies the shift from passive remembrance to active intervention against extremism. The project, supported by Boca Raton resident Elliott Broidy, aims to create a global center for confronting and combating extremist ideologies in today’s digital world.
From Symbol of Hatred to Center for Action
Known as “House 88,” the building once served as the residence of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz. Under the leadership of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), it will become the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER), a facility dedicated to identifying, exposing, and disrupting extremist networks.
The house, which sits directly adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp, represents one of the most striking examples of how extremist ideology can normalize atrocity. While millions were murdered just steps away, the commandant’s family cultivated a garden, built a greenhouse, and lived what they described as a “paradise.” This stark contrast—between ordinary domestic life and extraordinary evil—makes the site uniquely suited for understanding how extremist ideologies can take root and spread in society.
The transformation of House 88 marks the Auschwitz Museum’s first partnership “beyond the wall,” signaling a new approach to confronting extremism. This initiative goes beyond memorializing the past to actively countering today’s dangerous ideologies.
“This transformation represents a fundamental shift in how we approach extremism,” said Broidy, who serves as Co-Chairman of the Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate. “We’re moving beyond simply preserving history to actively working to prevent extremist ideologies from taking root and spreading.”
Confronting Modern Threats
The urgency of this initiative is underscored by recent data from the Anti-Defamation League’sGlobal 100 survey, released earlier this year, which reveals that approximately 2.2 billion adults worldwide harbor antisemitic attitudes—more than double the number recorded a decade ago. This dramatic increase, accelerated by the reach and speed of social media, has prompted new approaches to combating hatred and extremism.
For Broidy, supporting ARCHER aligns with his longstanding commitment to security and counter-terrorism initiatives. Following the events of 9/11, he redirected his focus toward developing solutions for emerging security challenges, particularly those involving the spread of radical ideologies.
Research and Action Initiatives
As outlined in the ARCHER overview document, the center will focus on several key strategies to combat extremism, including disrupting the material and financial support networks that enable extremist groups, countering online recruitment and incitement, and promoting effective laws, policies, and regulations.
The center will host ten resident research fellows annually, including five PhD students and five prominent academics, who will conduct innovative research on the developing threat landscape, extremist networks, and emerging trends. These fellows will pay particular attention to how extremists misuse emerging technologies and develop new financing methods.
CEP’s approach involves targeting the sources of extremism by focusing on real-world impact rather than just academic research. The center will work to identify and disrupt the most powerful networks and key actors promoting extremist ideologies today.
Preserving History While Taking Action
The physical transformation of House 88, led by architect Daniel Libeskind, carefully balances historical preservation with modern purpose. The design incorporates contemplative spaces where visitors can understand how extremist ideologies can normalize the unthinkable.
The renovation project is particularly complex given the site’s historical significance. The building’s exterior, which stands within sight of the Auschwitz wall, will be stabilized and restored to its original condition, including the reinstallation of preserved original “pebble” glass windows recently recovered from the property. The interior will be reimagined as a modern facility while maintaining the structural integrity of this UNESCO-protected site.
The grounds themselves tell a powerful story. The property includes the commandant’s former garden, greenhouse, and a walled area that once contained a sauna and patio—spaces where the Höss family lived an ordinary life while overseeing mass murder. Under Libeskind’s plan, these areas will be transformed into spaces that encourage visitors to recognize how dangerous ideologies can normalize the unthinkable.
Turning Awareness into Action
According to Broidy, ARCHER will work with governments, multilateral organizations, and the private sector to develop and implement effective strategies for countering extremism.
The center’s location—adjacent to Auschwitz-Birkenau—serves as a powerful reminder of why this work matters. While millions visit the former death camp each year, ARCHER will focus on the urgent work of identifying and disrupting today’s extremist networks.
“The transformation of House 88 represents a significant evolution in how society addresses the persistent challenges of extremism,” Brodiy underscored. “As this historic site begins its new chapter, it stands as a testament to the importance of moving beyond passive remembrance to active intervention against the spread of dangerous ideologies.”
If you would like to assist The Fund to End Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism, which funds the Archer at House 88 initiative, please click here.
Vice President JD Vance recently visited the Dachau concentration camp, and it’s clear he got the right message.
After touring the camp with 97-year-old survivor Abba Naor, Vance said: “I’ve read a lot about the Holocaust in books, but being here and seeing it up close in person really drives home what unspeakable evil was committed … It’s very important that those of us who are lucky enough to be alive can walk around, can know what happened here, and commit ourselves to prevent it from happening again.”
In line with Vance’s goal of preventing hate from spreading and devolving into extraordinary evil, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) — a nonprofit aimed at combating extremist groups — recently purchased House 88, home of the infamous Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, which sits just beyond the walls of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Poland. The number 88 was code for Heil Hitler — the letter “H” is the 8th letter of the alphabet.
CEP plans to turn the house and its grounds into the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization — “ARCHER at House 88.”
All post-war elements have been removed, leaving the house as the Höss family knew it between 1941 and 1944, with views of the horrific barracks, the gas chamber and the crematorium, but with one notable exception: In honor of Auschwitz’s Jewish victims and to reclaim the house from its evil past and put it on the path of doing good, a mezuzah has been added to the front door. Renowned architect Daniel Libeskind has designed a new building for the grounds outside of House 88 that will house and inspire the organization’s activities.
But ARCHER at House 88’s mission is not to just remember what hate can accomplish but to find ways to prevent hate from starting and spreading. As ARCHER board member Kenneth B. Mehlman said, “Never Again must be more than a slogan. It requires active engagement, education, and vigilance.” In service of that mission, the center will host a fellowship program for leading scholars focused on extremism research, develop educational programs for policymakers, educators and the public and devise, advocate for and implement strategies to combat hate.
This will be done first by recognizing that hate is taught by charismatic and well-funded leaders through propaganda — extremely negative, one-sided representations of a group in words and pictures, stated over and over by leaders, academics and influencers and spread by a forced, willfully blind or sympathetic and willing media.
To stop hateful ideologies from spreading, social media companies cannot let extremism flow freely under the guise of free speech. Teaching people via social media accounts or YouTube videos how to create bombs or how to ram cars into as many people as possible is not protected free speech. Posting messages on X, Instagram or TikTok encouraging students to harass, attack or exclude others is not protected free speech. Putting those of like-minded hate together in chatrooms or groups on their platforms so they can rev each other up further to commit more violent actions is not something decent companies that care about civil society do.
ARCHER at House 88 will use AI technology to expose those videos and chat groups, putting public pressure on platforms to remove dangerous content. ARCHER at House 88 will push for enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and new laws making clear that inciting hate or violence is illegal and will not be tolerated. Archer at House 88 will also work to disrupt the funding of all terrorist organizations, organizations that pose as nonprofits but fund terrorist groups, as well as all corporations that violate U.S. sanctions and all those who knowingly send donations to organizations that support extremist agendas.
Ultimately, ARCHER at House 88 isn’t about looking evil in the face — it’s about recognizing hate and evil when you hear or see it and doing something to end it. After all, as chairman of the Institute of Social Safety Jacek Purski once said, “A house is a house, but it is in uninteresting, regular houses like this where extremism is happening today.”
It is our collective responsibility to not turn away if we see another Höss in our own neighborhoods or an extremist philosophy spread into our feeds. Only once we confront hate can we be sure that the powerfully destructive results of hate never happen again.
Elliott Broidy is an entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and co-chair of the Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism and Hate, which supports the ARCHER at House 88 initiative.
On January 27, 2025, the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of notorious death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, The Counter Extremism Project, a transnational, non-partisan, non-profit organization that has been successfully fighting extremism since its founding in 2014, announced the creation of The Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization: ARCHER) at House 88. House 88 is the site of the residence of Commandant of the Auschwitz from 1940-44, Rudolf Höss and his family.
It sits a few meters from the camp wall and across from Auschwitz’s original gas chamber and crematorium.
Through CEP’s ARCHER at House 88 initiative, House 88 will be transformed from one of the most notorious and heinous operational headquarters of the “Final Solution” into a unique global bulwark against antisemitism and other forms of hate. ARCHER at House 88 is the perfect symbol to reorient society around the forces of good–for tackling extremism as a universal challenge that requires a universal response.
“This historic initiative represents a crucial step in our fight against extremism,” said Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, CEO of the Counter Extremism Project. “ARCHER at House 88 will serve as a vital hub for research, education, and—crucially—action in countering hate, antisemitism, and extremism globally.”
“The transformation of House 88 into ARCHER at House 88 represents a critical step in combating extremism and hate in all forms,” said Elliott Broidy. “This center will serve as a hub for research, education, and practical solutions.
The initiative includes plans for a new building designed by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind to house research and educational programs. Operating in partnership with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and under the patronage of UNESCO, ARCHER will host fellowship programs for scholars, develop legislative initiatives for policymakers, and implement state of the art AI driven strategies to determine the networks funding extremist groups and extremist social media content and to disrupt them through exposure and lawfare.
Leaders and philanthropists Elliott Broidy and Dr. Thomas Kaplan are co-chairing the Fund to End Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism, which will fund the ARCHER at House 88 initiative. fundraising campaign for this innovative center.
Robin Broidy, who works alongside her husband Elliott, has been active in various anti-extremism efforts for many years. She emphasized the connection between local and global impact. “As members of the South Florida community, Elliott and I see firsthand how critical it is to build bridges and take meaningful action against hate”. ARCHER’s mission resonates deeply with our community’s values and commitment to ensuring ‘Never Again’ means exactly that.”
A former Nazi commandant’s house adjacent to Auschwitz will be transformed into an educational center focused on combating extremism and antisemitism, with support from Boca Raton residents participating in the international initiative.
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced last week that the building known as “House 88,” which once served as the residence of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and which literally overlooked the Auschwitz extermination camp, will become the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER). The initiative launches as antisemitism surges globally, with recent Anti-Defamation League data showing a dramatic rise in antisemitic attitudes worldwide over the past decade.
Elliott Broidy
Boca Raton, Florida residents Robin and Elliott Broidy are among several high-profile philanthropists supporting the project through their role with The Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate.
Their involvement is motivated by a deep personal commitment to combating antisemitism by developing effective narratives that focus on the dangers of extremism to all of society, eliminating virulently antisemitic social media text and video accounts, lobbying to change and enforce laws against discrimination and hate speech, and disrupting the network that funds the dissemination of extremist ideologies, including antisemitism.
The center, developed in partnership with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and under UNESCO patronage, will focus on understanding how extremist ideologies take root in society and how to disrupt and undo the damage. Through its educational programs, the initiative will examine how misinformation spreads, how propaganda shapes perception, and how communities can actively work to prevent the normalization of extremist views.
Teaching the Next Generation to Recognize Antisemitism
Robin and Elliott Broidy
“ARCHER at House 88 is about more than remembrance—it’s about action,” said Elliott Broidy. “We are at a critical moment where the next generation is being bombarded with propaganda that distorts history and dehumanizes entire communities. Young people have an innate desire to belong, and many are drawn into movements without understanding their true nature. We must ensure they have the tools to recognize antisemitism and extremism, no matter how it is disguised.”
Broidy emphasized the dangers of antisemitic narratives taking hold in mainstream discourse, comparing modern-day misinformation to past propaganda that led to devastating consequences.
“We have seen throughout history how individuals, thinking they are on the right side of history, become complicit in atrocities,” he said. “Those who today support terrorist organizations like Hamas, thinking they are fighting for justice, will one day be horrified by their actions—just as many Germans, Poles, and others were after the Holocaust. ARCHER will work to educate people before they fall prey to such dangerous ideologies.”
A Center Rooted in Elie Wiesel’s Call to Action
ARCHER’s comprehensive research program will establish a global network of scholars and practitioners. The center will host a prestigious research fellowship program annually that includes both PhD students and prominent academics. The fellows will conduct on-site research and contribute to the center’s educational and advocacy initiatives. Additionally, non-resident fellows will collaborate remotely, ensuring a diverse range of international perspectives in the study of extremism.
The research facility will feature state-of-the-art AI software and technology that will enable the discovery of extremist networks, emerging trends, and how extremists are using social media to spread their hateful and damaging rhetoric. Regular academic conferences, workshops, and training sessions will bring together experts from around the world to develop effective strategies for combating extremism and hatred.
“Elie Wiesel once urged us to ‘Never Forget,’ believing that remembering the Holocaust would prevent history from repeating itself,” said Robin Broidy. “But in 1986, he acknowledged that remembrance alone was not enough. ‘Sometimes we must interfere,’ Mr. Wiesel said. That moment of realization—that combating hate requires active engagement—is what drives ARCHER at House 88.”
She continued: “We can no longer afford to be neutral in the face of rising antisemitism. As Wiesel himself warned, ‘Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.’ This center is not just a memorial; it is a place of action. We are equipping the next generation with the knowledge and strategies to fight back against propaganda, challenge misinformation, and ensure that antisemitic ideologies do not take root in or become acceptable to society again.”
Global Support for the Initiative
Co-chairs of The Fund to End Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism, Elliott Broidy and Thomas Kaplan
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has noted that with fewer Holocaust survivors remaining to share their firsthand accounts, investing in education for younger generations becomes increasingly vital. ARCHER will work to address this need through comprehensive educational programs and training materials developed for expert communities and the wider public.
The architectural transformation of House 88 will be led by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, who previously designed the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the World Trade Center site master plan. Libeskind’s design will carefully preserve House 88’s historical significance while an additional building will be built on the site for the fellows to work in and for meetings and conferences.
A unique aspect of the center will be its partnership with Italian musician Francesco Lotoro, who has spent decades collecting music composed in concentration camps. These compositions will play in perpetuity in the Francesco Lotoro Sound Hall, serving as a testament to resilience in the face of extremism. The sound hall will be acoustically designed to showcase these historically significant works while honoring their creators.
The project opened to the public on January 27, coinciding with International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation. A mezuzah was placed on the doorpost and the house was symbolically transformed from a house of hate to a house against hate.
Delegations from many countries including the US, Canada, Germany and Poland visited and toured House 88. ARCHER at House 88 will work with governments, multilateral organizations, and educational institutions to develop effective strategies for combating extremism and antisemitism. Those interested in supporting the ARCHER at House 88 initiative can visit counterextremism.com/donate
