Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Most Europe Jews Won't Go to Holy Day Services; Rise in Terror Attacks Scares Synagogue Attendees

A survey conducted last week by the European Jewish Association (EJA) and the Rabbinical Center of Europe (RCE) shows that a huge percentage of Europe's Jews are afraid to leave their homes to attend High Holy Day services this year, the Jewish Press website reports today (September 21, 2016).

Despite the increased security arrangements around Jewish institutions in Europe, 70 percent of Europe's Jews do not intend to visit synagogues on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

The survey was conducted on September 12-15, 2016 among a representative sample of 700 capital cities and communities in the periphery throughout Europe, from Britain in the west to Ukraine in the east.

The findings showed that more than 50 percent of Jewish communities across the continent reported a decline in the number of active members of the Jewish community, as a result of an increase of anti-Semitism and terror attacks.

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