Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: In August 2004 , the Chief Rabbi of Kazakhstan , addressing an international religious conference in Brussels , stated that in 10 years in the country he had never faced anti-Semitism .
Simplified: In August 2004 , the Chief Rabbi of Kazakhstan , at an international religious meeting in Brussels , stated that in 10 years in the country he had never faced anti-Semitism .