‘Swedish Jews flee their former sanctuary’

Published on 17 May 2013 at 11:15

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"We are one" announces the slogan of the Eurovision Song Contest, which is currently taking place in Malmö.
However, “at a time when the old industrial city has become an international melting pot that is full of optimism, a growing number of Jewish families are leaving, notes Dagens Nyheter. Anti-semitism is now a defining trait of Malmö, and harassment is common to the point where many Jews no longer see any future in the city.”
Malmö had a 2,000-strong Jewish community in the 1970s. However, only 500 remain there today, explains the newspaper. “The majority have moved to Stockholm or abroad.”

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