Posts Tagged: European Jews
Jewish Predicaments: 1939 and 2019
The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, not noted as a political thinker, nevertheless knew something about political paradoxes. Fitzgerald wrote: “The test of a first-rate...
Study: Over 80 Percent of Young European Jews Believe Antisemitism Is an Increasing Problem in Their Countries, Four in Ten Have Considered Emigration
A new study released Thursday indicates that among young Jewish Europeans, an overwhelming majority believe antisemitism is a problem in their countries and is getting...
The Problem in Germany Is About More Than a ‘Kipah’
JNS.org - Who could really be surprised by the story that grabbed the attention of the Jewish world this past weekend? When Felix Klein, Germany’s...
Antisemitism Part of Wave of ‘Depraved Hatred,’ Pope Says
Pope Francis on Friday branded antisemitism part of a wave of "depraved hatred" sweeping some countries and urged everyone to be vigilant against it. In comments...
Europe’s Empty Words on Antisemitism
This year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day was preceded by what might be called “European antisemitism worrying week.” Leading European politicians issued many statements saying that...
German Politician Troubled by Rising Antisemitism Throughout Europe
JNS.org - For the first time in history, the president of the European Union plans to hold a conference on antisemitism and anti-Zionism. The “Europe Beyond...
Survey: Despite Uptick In Antisemitism, European Jews Plan to Stay Put for Now
JNS.org - Despite increasing antisemitism, European Jews, who feel safer in the eastern than western part of the continent, have no plans to emigrate anytime soon,...
Hungarian Jews Examine Long-Lost Identity, and a JCC Is There to Help Them
JNS.org - Many Jews in Hungary are discovering their roots for the first time since the end of Communist rule in 1989, and the only...
Swiss Government Neglects Security of Country’s Jews
After the recent terrorist murders of Jews in France, Belgium and Denmark, other Western European governments are beginning to understand that it is their legal and...
Advice for Israel and Jews: Facing Europe’s Challenges
In order to follow developments that will occur in 2018, it is helpful to establish a partial inventory of major problems facing Israel and the...
We Must Believe In and Build a European Jewish Future
I recently took a trip to Europe. After passing through the painful experiences of Polish Jewish history -- endless ghettos, death camps and mass graves -- we arrived in...
American Jews Must Make Security Central to Communal Work
JNS.org - In May 2017, a man with a meat cleaver threatened customers in two Jewish stores in northern London. Although the police were called, the...
Lithuanian High Schoolers Creating E-Book to Document History of Destroyed Jewish Community
An initiative has been launched to teach Lithuanian high school students the history of the country's complicity in the Holocaust, with a goal of reaching a total...
The Drumbeat Against Jewish Ritual in Europe Sounds Once More
JNS.org - This past week, Jewish ritual observance came under attack in both Belgium and Norway. While there is nothing suggesting that the respective moves against...
