Europe today: massive Mideast migrant and refugee inflows, economic stagnation, and political polarization—all unprecedented in their
seriousness since World WarII. What are the
implications of these interrelated crises for Europe’s Jews?
In late 2013, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), a research branch of the European Union (EU), published the findings of a wide-scope survey on reactions and perceptions amongEuropean Jews regarding anti-Semitism. The finding: a loss of faith by Europe's Jews that European countries can provide them a safe, secure future. Since then, things havegrown worse, not better.
The Wiesenthal Center’s latest report, Europe inCrisis: Jewish Communities’ Uncertain Future focuses on the impact of this new crisis on Europe’s thousand-year-old Jewish communities. Today, roughly1.4 million Jews live in European Union countries with a population of 400 million. It is estimated that “well over 150 million” of the EU’s adult citizens harboranti-Semitic and or extreme anti-Israel attitudes.
How do Europe’s Jewish communities view the dangers they face? How have their responded? And what are future prospects?
Europe in Crisis, written by SWC historicalconsultant Dr. Harold Brackman, offers incisive perspective and commentary.
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