Tag Archive for European Jews

| March 14, 2016
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MIT Economics Review Show Renaissance Regions That Didn’t Exile Jews Fair Better Today Financially

A newly published study in MIT’s The Review of Economics & Statistics reveal that Jews, who became Europe’s moneylenders in the 16th century, established the first banks, financed int’l trade, and established letters of credit, all leading to better economies today.

By Ynet

 

Over half a millennium may have passed, but regions that did not expel Jews during the Renaissance era have measurably better economies than those that did.

Jews became moneylenders in the 16th century

Throughout Europe, regions expelled Jewish communities from medieval times and into the Renaissance. In a new study published in MIT’s The Review of Economics and Statistics, Professor Luigi Pascali found that cities that permitted Jewish communities to thrive have GDPs of up to 10 percent higher than those that expelled them. Continue Reading »

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| January 20, 2016
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Decades After Jewish Exodus from USSR, Putin Invites European Jews to Russia

 

Decades after millions of Jews fled the USSR leaving the ex-republic without their influential Jewish population, Putin’s comments were well received, with the World Israel Beytenu Movement attributing Putin’s call an example of “his positive approach toward the Jewish Community in Russia & Israel.”

By SAM SOKOL

 

Western European Jews fleeing from anti-Semitism are welcome to take refuge in the Russian Federation, which is “ready to accept them,” President Vladimir Putin told a visiting delegation of Jewish community leaders on Tuesday.

In an exchange with Dr. Moshe Vyacheslav Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress, in the Kremlin, Putin reacted to reports of stark increases in anti-Semitic violence by stating that Jews “should come here, to Russia.” Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2016
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As More Jews Are Attacked Daily In Europe, Aliyah Keeps Breaking Records

 

The increase of anti-Semitic attacks throughout western Europe has Jews so worried for the personal safety of their families, the Jewish Agency figures 8,000 new immigrants have come from France in the past year, as a result.

By Shoshana Miskin

 

The Jewish Agency revealed on Thursday that the number of Jews who made Aliyah to Israel from Western Europe has reached an all-time high.

Jewish new immigrants from France are welcomed upon their arrival at Ben Gurion Int’l Airport on December 8, 2015 – Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

According to the figures, 9,880 Western European Jews immigrated to Israel in 2015 – the highest number ever recorded. Continue Reading »

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| July 7, 2015
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European Antisemitism Now Has Scandinavian Jews Buying Homes in Israel

As in Belgium, France & the UK, anti-Semitic attacks in Denmark & Sweden are leading many from the Jewish communities there to invest in Israeli Real Estate. 

By Yael Darel, Calcalist

 

Foreigners purchasing real estate in the center of Israel is nothing new. Over the past year, however, the familiar buyers, from France, Belgium and England, have been joined by new players in the market – Scandinavian Jews, primarily from Sweden and Denmark, who have conducted dozens of real-estate deals in the country of late, focusing on apartments in high-rise buildings in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.

Prime real estate: Rothschild Boulevard in Tel AvivPrime real estate: Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv

 

Some of the buyers have moved into their new apartments, and some are buying for investment purposes or in preparation for a possible move to Israel in the future. Continue Reading »

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| May 4, 2015
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European Antisemitism Sending Scandinavia’s Jews Into Israeli Real Estate Market

Following in the footsteps of the Jews from France, Belgium & England, anti-Semitic attacks in Sweden and Denmark are motivating their Jewish communities to seek safety in Israel.

By Yael Darel, Calcalist

 

Foreigners purchasing real estate in the center of Israel is nothing new. Over the past year, however, the familiar buyers, from France, Belgium and England, have been joined by new players in the market – Scandinavian Jews, primarily from Sweden and Denmark, who have conducted dozens of real-estate deals in the country of late, focusing on apartments in high-rise buildings in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.

Prime real estate: Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv

Prime real estate: Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv

Some of the buyers have moved into their new apartments, and some are buying for investment purposes or in preparation for a possible move to Israel in the future.

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| April 20, 2015
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WATCH: Rap Video Tells Jews to Save Themselves, Leave Europe

Unlike the days of their parents & grandparents, European Jews now have Israel as a safe-haven, but they must open their eyes to see the storm that’s coming.

By Israel Today Staff

 

There’s no question that anti-Semitism in Europe is on the rise, and in a big way. And there are no shortage of those warning that today’s anti-Semitism is comparable to the atmosphere in the run-up to the Nazi Holocaust.

YouTube screenshot

Will the Jews of Europe heed the warning signs? Unlike their grandparents and great-grandparents, Jews today have a homeland to which to escape, a safe haven with a strong Jewish army. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2015
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Swedish Antisemitism Continues As Muslims Harass Jewish Mourners At Funeral

A Jewish man who faced harassment after his brother’s funeral says, “Instead of mourning, we have to deal with harassment from outside. I am sorry that people are trying to scare us, and am even sadder that many times they succeed.”

By Ilan Gattegno

 

Police in Malmo, Sweden, have issued an order to post officers near a Jewish cemetery during funerals following a series of incidents in which Muslim youths gathered in a nearby building and harassed mourners.

Anti-Israel protesters in Malmo, Sweden, in March 2009 [Illustrative]

This week, the brother of deceased Jewish man stayed at the cemetery to guard the body.

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| March 10, 2015
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Jewish exodus could trigger economic crisis in Europe

Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, the European Jewish Congress head says continent’s spike in violent anti-Semitism has every Jewish family considering whether to “leave or stay,” so European authorities will need to “deliver some real gestures” to keep them.

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Europe is on the verge of a serious economic crisis if the European Union does not introduce new legislation to counter anti-Semitism, according to the president of the European Jewish Congress.

European Jewish Congress President Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (left) voices concern over rising anti-Semitism [Archive] – Photo: AP

Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor said every Jewish family on the continent is contemplating whether to “leave or stay” as they fear levels of anti-Semitism are rising.

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| September 2, 2014
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Re-elected Greek mayor dawns yellow Star of David in protest against fascism

Yiannis Boutaris wore a ‘Jewish’ badge at his swearing-in ceremony in response to a Golden Dawn lawmaker from the far-right party also being on the city’s municipal council.

By Christine Pirovolakis

 

DPA – The mayor of the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki wore a yellow Star of David, similar to the ones worn by Jews rounded up in the city during WWII, to his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in protest against fascism.

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris (center) sports a replica Nazi concentration camp Star of David.

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris (center) sports a replica Nazi concentration camp Star of David after his swearing-in ceremony for another five-year term in the northern port city.-

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| December 2, 2013
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Israel’s Prime Minister to meet Pope Francis Monday

Prime Minister Netanyahu lights candles for 5th night of Hanukkah with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at Rome synagogue.

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Prime Minister Benjamin visited the Great Synagogue of Rome on Sunday with his Italian counterpart, Premier Enrico Letta.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian Premier Enrico Letta

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian Premier Enrico Letta light a candle for Hanukkah at the Great Synagogue of Rome on Dec. 1, 2013.- Photo: AFP

During their visit, Letta said his country’s economic crisis is feeding “the forces of extremism, hatred and intolerance” in Italy.

He pledged, “We will resist always the forces of violence, first verbal then physical, intolerance, xenophobia and racism, and these temptations that are a detriment.” Continue Reading »

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| December 1, 2013
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Fire destroys part of Belarus’ oldest functioning Synagogue

No one injured as fire consumes dining room & part of 2nd floor of Grodno’s 500 yr-old Great Choral Synagogue.

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One of Europe’s oldest functioning synagogues sustained heavy damage in a fire that broke out in the city of Grodno in Belarus.

Fire raging at the Great Choral Synagogue in Grodno, Belarus.

Fire raging at the Great Choral Synagogue in Grodno, Belarus – Screenshot from ONT Channel report.

The flames erupted Tuesday night as a result of malfunctioning heating system and consumed the dining room and part of the second floor of Grodno’s Great Choral Synagogue, according to a report Wednesday by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Continue Reading »

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| December 1, 2013
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U.K. minister promises to end Shabbat discrimination against Orthodox Jews

Employment minister pledges to introduce new regulations to allow religious Jews who refuse to work on Shabbat eligible for welfare benefits.

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Britain’s employment minister said she would introduce new regulations to make Jews who refuse to work on Shabbat eligible for welfare benefits.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in London.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill, North London, U.K., November 2013 – Photo: Tal Cohen

Employment Minister Esther McVey and Jobcentre National Director Neil Couling have told the Jewish employment charity JCom that rules would be “tweaked” to end the practice of denying job seekers’ allowance to observant Jews, The Jewish Chronicle of London reported Friday. Continue Reading »

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| November 25, 2013
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Norwegian gov’t official: Muslims and Jews circumcise out of ignorance

Norwegian gov’t’s child welfare adviser says minorities’ parents would shy away from  circumcision if they knew pain, risk & lack of health benefits involved.

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The Norwegian government’s child welfare adviser said Jews and Muslims would stop circumcising children if they learn more about the risks and pain that the ‘procedure involves.

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A Jewish circumcision ceremony. – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

“With good information about risk, pain and lack of health benefits of the intervention, I think parents from minorities would voluntarily abstain from circumcising children,” Anne Lindboe, Norway’s Children’s Ombudsmen, told the Norwegian Aftenpost daily last week.

Lindboe, who last year advised Jews and Muslims to replace circumcision with “a symbolic ritual,” also told the paper that non-medical circumcision of pre-teen boys should be outlawed and those performing it should be punished similarly to people who use violence against children. Continue Reading »

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| November 24, 2013
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More European Jews Consider Emigrating Their Families to Israel

 

Each year, the surveys continue to show rising anti-Semitism in most of Europe, causing the local Jews to live in growing fear.

By Miriam Kuhlmann

 

Many European Jews no longer feel safe in their home countries. This is evident from a recent survey conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.

A Jewish gravestone is desecrated with Nazi symbols

A Jewish gravestone is desecrated with Nazi symbols at a cemetery in Dortmund, Germany, – Photo: AP

On average, 76 percent of Jews surveyed across the continent reported a rise in anti-Semitism in recent years, and 29 percent said they are considering emigrating to Israel as a result. Continue Reading »

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| November 17, 2013
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Simon Weisenthal Center Highlights Rampant European anti-Semitism with Church Officials

New book by Manfred Gerstenfeld documents rampant European anti-Semitism & anti-Israel sentiments.

Weisenthal Center shared the horrifying information with next Papal candidate.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, raised the findings of Manfred Gerstenfeld’s book, Demonizing Israel and the Jews with Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of  Manila on Wednesday.

London protest

London protest

The Cardinal was an important candidate in the recent Papal election and may become the first Asian Pope.

Demonizing Israel and the Jews documents that 150 million out of 400 million adult Europeans mistakenly believe that Israel is exterminating the Palestinian Arabs, much in the same way the Nazis sought a systemic extermination of Jews. Continue Reading »

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