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The city of MALMO, Sweden is very unusual demographically, and is in a class by itself, since Malmo's population is overwhelmingly immigrants, a large percentage of them Moslems. It is ethnically very different. One could compare it to Marseille in France, or Miami or El Paso in USA.
I just read an interesting article in a magazine called The Algemeiner called The Twilight Of Sweden's Jews? which was about the rise of vicious anti-semitism in that country. A particularly disturbing series of incidents that have taken place in the city of Malmo, which historically had the second largest Jewish community in Sweden ... acts of hate, violence, property distruction and bigotry against that city's Jewish community. A quick check revealed that the first Jews arrived in Sweden during the Medieval period and the times of the Hanseatic League. King Gustav I had a Jewish doctor in the early part of the Sixteenth Century.
The Jews of Sweden are leaving. They are packing their bags and emigrating to other places, most notably to Israel and the US.
Although the article focused on just one country, Sweden, I think there is evidence that Jewish communities are slowly disappearing from Europe as a whole. There has been a rise on attacks on Jews in some other European countries as well. Jewish property including old and historic synagogues and cemeteries have been desecrated.
Can Adolf Hitler's dream of a Europe that is Judenrein becoming true?
I hope to hear some respectful and intelligent comments ... and trust people will stay on topic. This discussion is not about religion, or ancient history, or international politics ... but about European current events.
Europeans seem to lean pro-Palestine, anti-Israel...and to be truthful, Israel is NO SAINT whatsoever with the atrocities done to the Palestinian people. But, Israel wouldn't even be a nation-state today, if it wasn't for the Jewish atrocities across Europe.
What would be interesting is to see the immigration numbers of European Jews to the US and Canada, which might or might not be available, especially to Canada as it's easier to immigrate to Canada than to the US. A sudden spike in the Canadian numbers, IMO, might very well indicate Jews leaving Europe because of recent anti-Semitic incidents. It takes much longer and is much more complicated to get into the US, so changes in immigration numbers wouldn't necessarily reflect Jews' desire to escape anti-Semitism.
Meanwhile... Many thousands of Israeli Jews are getting EU passports:
Dovid Efune, 25, hails from Brighton, England, and is the editor of the Algemeiner Newspaper and director of the Gershon Jacobson Foundation (GJCF). Now living in New York, he is credited with building the Algemeiner into the fastest growing Jewish newspaper in America.
He received rabbinic ordination from Machon Lehoroah in Pretoria, South Africa and Machon Ariel in Jerusalem.
Efune is vocal on many issues facing Israel and the Jewish people. He is a popular speaker and is regularly published and interviewed on TV and the radio on topics relating to Israel and Judaism. Recent appearances include the Fox News 'Strategy Room,' and the 'Geraldo At Large' show. Efune writes a highly anticipated weekly column for the Algemeiner and has been widely published by outlets including the American Spectator, JTA, Forward, Jerusalem Post, Hamodia, Israel National News and the Jewish Journal.
Under Efune's direction, the Gershon Jacobson Foundation is a Media organization dedicated to fighting ignorance, apathy and divisiveness in bringing fair and honest information on Jews and Israel to the broadest possible impacting forum.
Pretty right-wing.
This is what he writes about Chabad (of which he appears to be an enthusiastic supporter):
Much of the donor interest in Chabad can be crystallized further by making a comparison to the Tea Party movement. The movement’s primary concerns include, but are not limited to, cutting back the size of government, reducing wasteful spending, reducing the national debt and adherence to an original interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
Chabad’s primary concerns include cutting back the top-down, parochial mode of Jewish practice, maximizing the use of every philanthropic dollar (there are no earmarks or pork barrel spending), lifting the pride and confidence of the Jewish people, and adherence to an original interpretation of Jewish law.
Chabad is a purist, entrepreneurial, visionary and versatile, action-oriented and results-driven organization. For venture philanthropists seeking immediate high returns, there is no better investment.
You can decide for yourself to what extent you trust this man's veracity, and that of any organisation he's a part of.
Britain hasn't had a massive decline in it's Jewish population, and if anything Jews seem to be quite self confident with many being very successful in recent years.
Sacha Baron Cohen who played Borat being a British Jew, as was the late Amy Winehouse, as is the Historian Simon Schama, Alan Sugar who is our version of Donald Trump on the British version of 'The Apprentice' even the leader of the opposition Ed Miliband is Jewish, whilst many well known celebrities from Stephen Fry through to Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter), Simon Amstell, Zoë Wanamaker, Paul Kaye,Sophie Winkleman, Claudia Winkleman, Alan Yentob, Daniel Day-Lewis etc etc have Jewish Ancestry.
Britain hasn't had a massive decline in it's Jewish population, and if anything Jews seem to be quite self confident with many being very successful in recent years.
Sacha Baron Cohen who played Borat being a British Jew, as was the late Amy Winehouse, as is the Historian Simon Schama, Alan Sugar who is our version of Donald Trump on the British version of 'The Apprentice' even the leader of the opposition Ed Miliband is Jewish, whilst many well known celebrities from Stephen Fry through to Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter), Simon Amstell, Zoë Wanamaker, Paul Kaye,Sophie Winkleman, Claudia Winkleman, Alan Yentob, Daniel Day-Lewis etc etc have Jewish Ancestry.
It's interesting viewing the Europe forum. Just like the U.S., so many people ASSUME one thing, based on one area, but a different area, it will completely counter the 'statement'.
Britain hasn't had a massive decline in it's Jewish population, and if anything Jews seem to be quite self confident with many being very successful in recent years.
Are you in Golder's Green?
Have you lived in the UK as a Jew even in the home counties? Do you think people even think it's POSSIBLE someone can be something other than CoE?
Do you know what a mezuzah is? because 99% of people thought it was a doorbell in the UK
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What is wrong with France?
