More Than Half of European Jews Consider Leaving Europe

A shocking 57 percent of European Jews are considering leaving the Continent due to the rise of anti-Semitic incidents, Ariel Muzicant, president of the European Jewish Congress, said at this month’s “Action Matters” summit in Vienna.

In some parts of Europe, the number of anti-Semitic incidents has risen a staggering 400 percent since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel.

We’re losing the battle. In a few years, half of the Jewish communities may no longer exist.
—Ariel Muzicant

Searching for solutions: The summit in Vienna was focused on combating the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, which is reaching heights unheard of since World War ii.

The solutions proposed included mandatory visits to Holocaust memorial sites for all Austrian youth, anti-Semitism research and education in schools, and a political recognition that October 7 was the worst attack against Jews since the Holocaust.

[F]ields like the humanities and arts are becoming hostile toward anyone connected to Israel and most Jews. The solution is to shift the discussion to content and facts because this way it’s pretty clear who’s committing genocide and who’s not.
—David Hirsch, sociology professor at Goldsmiths–University of London

Origin: These solutions will not work in the long term. The root cause of the problem is a larger, spiritual source that inspires this intense Jew-hatred. To learn more, read “The One Minority Society Loves to Hate.”