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| November 21, 2013
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Female Jewish Swede Applies for Asylum – in Sweden

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein applies for asylum in her own country in protest of overt, rampant anti-Semitism, laws banning kosher slaughter for eating meat and circumcision for newborn Jewish male infants.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Swedish Jew and outspoken opponent to anti-Semitic violence Annika Hernroth-Rothstein has filed for asylum in her own country, Elder of Ziyon reports. The move is a public statement of dissent against the Scandinavian country’s anti-Semitic policies, which include a ban on ritual slaughter (shehita) and circumcision (brit milah), two major laws central to Jewish law and life. 

A protest against anti-Semitism in Vienna – Reuters

Hernroth-Rothstein first gained attention after writing a letter to Mosaic magazine documenting her experiences this past spring. Continue Reading »

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| September 5, 2013
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Obama goes to Swedish synagogue on Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

U.S. President compares the heroism of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, and a need to save lives in Syria now.

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U.S. President Barack Obama joined Jewish leaders and relatives of Raoul Wallenberg, who is credited with saving at least 20,000 Jews during the Holocaust at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm. A Swedish diplomat serving in Budapest, Hungary, Wallenberg risked his life to issue protective passports and shelter Jews in Swedish diplomatic buildings.

President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt

President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, center standing, listen to Nina Lagergren, 92, center, seated, as they look over the personal possession of Raoul Wallenberg.

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| August 30, 2013
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U.S. President will visit Great Synagogue of Stockholm on Rosh Hashanah

During U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Sweden, he’s scheduled to visit the Great Synagogue of Stockholm on the Jewish New Year.

By JTA

 

President Barack Obama is slated to visit the Great Synagogue of Stockholm during his visit to Sweden.

Great Synagogue of Stockholm – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

Obama, who will arrive in the Swedish capital Wednesday on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, is en route to the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Svenska Dagbladet reported Thursday.

The U.S. embassy in Stockholm confirmed that the president will visit the synagogue and a memorial monument for Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

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| June 14, 2013
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Sweden may reduce aid to Palestinians

 

Swedish Report: Sweden’s diplomat Gunilla Carlsson outlines reason for limiting financial support for Palestinians, why it might be lowered.

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The Swedish government may cut back on financial assistance to the Palestinians following their failure to move forward with peace negotiations with Israel, Swedish news site The Local reported.

Gunilla Carlsson

Gunilla Carlsson – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The report quoted Development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson as asking: “Is it worth continuing developing the prerequisites for a two-state solution if Israel and the Palestinians themselves do not want to sit down at the negotiating table?”

At the moment, Sweden donates $107 million on a yearly basis to Gaza and the West Bank to aid the Palestinians, a move that Carlsson says has been made to fortify the Palestinian’s position in any future peace talks.

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| June 7, 2013
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Swedish Activists Rally saying Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism

One of the speakers at the rally, Saskia Pantell a local activist said, “Zionism should be a given. It is Jewish self-governance and it’s a human right.”

By Ben Bresky

 

Saskia Pantell, Vice Chair of the Zionist Federation of Sweden, praised to pro-Israel sentiment expressed at a rally this week. “We cannot allow politicians in Sweden to avoid the problem any longer,” Pantell stated. “We need to speak up and say what is really going on.”

Sweden Rally for Israel

Sweden Rally for Israel
courtesy http://izionist.org

She spoke to Arutz Sheva – Israel National Radio on the Tamar Yonah Show about the event.

Part of the impetus of the rally were controversial comments made by the mayor of Malmo, Sweden against Zionism. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2013
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Once a haven, now hundreds protest anti-Semitism in Malmo, Sweden

Jews and non-Jews join to march in southern Swedish city, which has large immigrant Muslim community, to bring attention to the intolerance & violent anti-Semitic attacks in Malmo. – Watch Video

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“I think that it is a small minority that harasses Jews in Malmo,” said Willy Silberstein of the Swedish Committee against Anti-Semitism. “The big majority is here with us, but still the enemies are strong enough to be a big problem. That’s why marched in the southern Swedish city of Malmo over the weekend to bring attention to intolerance and anti-Semitic attacks in the Nordic country. The city has a large immigrant Muslim community and attacks on Jews have spiked in recent years. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2012
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Artist who Used Ashes of Holocaust Victims is under Police Investigation

Swedish police launch an investigation into an artist who claimed to paint using the ashes of Holocaust victims in his painting.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Swedish police on Friday said they had launched an investigation into an artist who says he used paint mixed from the ashes of Holocaust victims in a picture, AFP reported.

 

Carl Michael von Hausswolff claims he used ashes he took from a crematorium at the Majdanek concentration camp in 1989, mixing them with water to create the painting entitled “Memory Works”.

The black-and-white work, featuring vertical brushstrokes in a rectangle representing the suffering of the victims, is on display at the Martin Bryder Gallery in the southern Swedish town of Lund. Continue Reading »

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| August 19, 2012
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March in Sweden Wearing Kippot on Heads

Hundreds of Jews & non-Jewish supporters wearing kippot marched in Malmo, Sweden  protesting against the recent rise in anti-Semitism.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Hundreds of Orthodox Jews wearing kippot, as well as non-Jewish supporters, marched in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Friday, protesting against the recent rise in anti-Semitism and calling for religious tolerance for all minorities.

A number of anti-Semitic incidents have been reported by the Jewish community of Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, in recent years, including verbal abuse directed against an Orthodox rabbi.

Willy Silberstein of the Swedish Committee Against Anti-Semitism, which organized the march, called the turnout “impressive.”  Continue Reading »

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