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A review study published in 2015 by the [[Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy|Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)]] revealed that in a survey conducted in [[Brussels]], more than half of the Muslim origin respondents agreed with antisemitic statements, such as: "Jews want to dominate everything" and “Jews incite to war and blame others”. The review, which analysed a few studies regarding antisemitism in Europe, found that the level of antisemitic attitudes is significantly higher among Muslims than among non-Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jikeli|first1=Gunther|title=Antisemitic Attitudes Among Muslims in Europe A Review of Recent Surveys|url=http://isgap.org/2015/02/24/antisemitic-attitudes-among-muslims-in-europe-a-review-of-recent-surveys/|website=Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref> |
A review study published in 2015 by the [[Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy|Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)]] revealed that in a survey conducted in [[Brussels]], more than half of the Muslim origin respondents agreed with antisemitic statements, such as: "Jews want to dominate everything" and “Jews incite to war and blame others”. The review, which analysed a few studies regarding antisemitism in Europe, found that the level of antisemitic attitudes is significantly higher among Muslims than among non-Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jikeli|first1=Gunther|title=Antisemitic Attitudes Among Muslims in Europe A Review of Recent Surveys|url=http://isgap.org/2015/02/24/antisemitic-attitudes-among-muslims-in-europe-a-review-of-recent-surveys/|website=Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy|accessdate=30 March 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125643/http://isgap.org/2015/02/24/antisemitic-attitudes-among-muslims-in-europe-a-review-of-recent-surveys/|archivedate=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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An [[Anti-Defamation League|ADL]] (Anti-Defamation League) audit published in June 2015 revealed an increase in level of concern about violence against Jews in Belgium. In addition, 7% of the participants claimed that the number of Jews who died in the [[Holocaust]] has been greatly exaggerated by history. In a follow-up survey 53% of the respondents agreed with the state: "Violence against Jews is a symptom of deep anti-Jewish feelings among some people in my country". The ADL also conducted a research of anti-Jewish attitudes inside the Muslim population of Belgium. The results showed that 82% of Muslim Belgium agreed with the state "Jews have too much power in the business world", compared to 36% of the national population who agreed with it. In all eleven categories included in the research, the Muslim population reached higher levels of agreement with anti-Jewish stereotypes.<ref>{{cite web|title=ADL Global 100- An Index of Antisemitism|url=http://global100.adl.org/public/ADL-Global-100-Executive-Summary2015.pdf|publisher=Anti-Defamation League|accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref> |
An [[Anti-Defamation League|ADL]] (Anti-Defamation League) audit published in June 2015 revealed an increase in level of concern about violence against Jews in Belgium. In addition, 7% of the participants claimed that the number of Jews who died in the [[Holocaust]] has been greatly exaggerated by history. In a follow-up survey 53% of the respondents agreed with the state: "Violence against Jews is a symptom of deep anti-Jewish feelings among some people in my country". The ADL also conducted a research of anti-Jewish attitudes inside the Muslim population of Belgium. The results showed that 82% of Muslim Belgium agreed with the state "Jews have too much power in the business world", compared to 36% of the national population who agreed with it. In all eleven categories included in the research, the Muslim population reached higher levels of agreement with anti-Jewish stereotypes.<ref>{{cite web|title=ADL Global 100- An Index of Antisemitism|url=http://global100.adl.org/public/ADL-Global-100-Executive-Summary2015.pdf|publisher=Anti-Defamation League|accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.chabad.org/centers/default_cdo/country/Belgium Chabad-Lubavitch centers in Belgium] |
* [http://www.chabad.org/centers/default_cdo/country/Belgium Chabad-Lubavitch centers in Belgium] |
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*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Belgium.html#1 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Belgium] at [[Jewish Virtual Library]] |
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Belgium.html#1 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Belgium] at [[Jewish Virtual Library]] |
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*[http://www.visitbelgium.com/jewish.htm visitbelgium.com/jewish, Jewish sites in Belgium] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224120747/http://www.visitbelgium.com/jewish.htm visitbelgium.com/jewish, Jewish sites in Belgium] |
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*[http://www.cicb.be/en/home_en.htm Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance] This museum in Mechelen traces the story of the many Jews who were deported during the occupation. The archives are accessible to those seeking information on the fate of family members. |
*[https://archive.is/20110706133719/http://www.cicb.be/en/home_en.htm Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance] This museum in Mechelen traces the story of the many Jews who were deported during the occupation. The archives are accessible to those seeking information on the fate of family members. |
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Sephardi Jews[1] |
Judaism has a long history in
Holocaust
, is now less than half that number.
Today, Belgium is home to more than 30,000 Jews, of whom two-thirds live in Antwerp.
History
Early history
The first Jews to arrive in the present-day territory of Belgium arrived with the
Black Death persecutions 1348-1350, and finally the Brussels massacre, 1370.[4]
Sephardim
In the 16th century, many
crypto-Jews who outwardly professed Christianity) settled in Antwerp
at the end of the 15th century.
Later history
Ashkenazi
Jews immigrated to the area in that period. The status of Jews in Belgium improved further under French and Dutch rule.
Shortly following Belgian independence in 1830, Judaism was given the status of an officially recognized religion (besides
Roman Catholicism, the majority faith of the country, and Protestantism). On 17 March 1832 the Central Jewish Consistory of Belgium
was founded as the official representative of the Jewish religion to the Belgian authorities. The Great Synagogue of Brussels was built in 1876-1877.
Around the turn of the century, the focal point of the world's diamond trade shifted from
Nazi
persecutions brought waves of German and Austrian Jews in the 1930s.
Holocaust
Prior to the Second World War, and its peak, the Jewish community of Belgium consisted of roughly 70,000 Jews (35,000 resided in
Train XX
) was halted to give deportees a chance to escape.
The National Monument to the Jewish Martyrs of Belgium is in Brussels. More than twenty thousand names of Belgian Jewish victims are inscribed on the walls of the Monument, some of whom were killed on Belgian territory, but many of whom were shipped off to the death camps and executed in the East.
Today
Today, there are around 42,000 Jews in Belgium. The
synagogues
exist, 30 of which are in Antwerp.
Antisemitic incidents
According to JTA[5] report, the number of antisemitic incidents in 2012 was the highest since 2009. 80 antisemitic incidents were reported throughout Belgium in 2012, a 23% increase from 2011 and an overall increase of 34% since 2000. Five of the incidents involved physical attacks, three of which occurred in Antwerp.[6]
- On October 2013, Isi Leibler, the former president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, reported on the alarming increase in the levels of anti-Semitism in Belgium. Leibler described a wide use of anti-Semitic caricatures in the media including a caricature on the official central Flanders educational website, comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. In addition, he described an increase of 30% in the number of anti-Semitic incidents including physical assaults and vandalism of Jewish institutions.[7] Furthermore, according to a survey conducted among eight Jewish communities in eight European Union countries, 88% of Belgium Jews feel that in the course of recent years, antisemitism has intensified in their country. 10% of the Belgian survey respondents reported suffering from incidents of physical violence or threats due to their Jewish affiliation since 2008. Most of the victims did not report the incidents to the police.[8]
The increased frequency of antisemitic attacks started in May 2014, when four people were killed in a
Operation Protective Edge in Gaza (July–August 2014). Those demonstrations included antisemitic slurs such as "slaughter the Jews" and "Death to the Jews."[13]
Data and Analysis
A review study published in 2015 by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) revealed that in a survey conducted in Brussels, more than half of the Muslim origin respondents agreed with antisemitic statements, such as: "Jews want to dominate everything" and “Jews incite to war and blame others”. The review, which analysed a few studies regarding antisemitism in Europe, found that the level of antisemitic attitudes is significantly higher among Muslims than among non-Muslims.[14]
An
Holocaust has been greatly exaggerated by history. In a follow-up survey 53% of the respondents agreed with the state: "Violence against Jews is a symptom of deep anti-Jewish feelings among some people in my country". The ADL also conducted a research of anti-Jewish attitudes inside the Muslim population of Belgium. The results showed that 82% of Muslim Belgium agreed with the state "Jews have too much power in the business world", compared to 36% of the national population who agreed with it. In all eleven categories included in the research, the Muslim population reached higher levels of agreement with anti-Jewish stereotypes.[15]
On 2015 the Fundamental Rights Agency published its annual overview of data on antisemitism available in the European Union. The finding of the file presents a persistent increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in Belgium through the last ten years. Data of the Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities displayed in the file, shows that 130 Complaints of antisemitism were received during 2014, compared to 85 complaints in 2013. Furthermore, the number of incidents in each category has increased in 2014, compared with 2013.[16]
The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) published on 2016 an update for their "ADL Global 100",[17] that contained an update of the antisemitic attitudes toward Jews in Belgium. The findings showed a decrease in the percentage of the population harboring antisemitic attitudes (21% in 2015, compare to 27% in 2014). In addition, the survey shows that 46% of the respondents agree with the phrase "Jews are more loyal to Israel than to this country", and that 39% of the respondents agree with the phrase "Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust".[18]
See also
- Chaim Kreiswirth, the former Chief Rabbi of Antwerp
- Eisenman Synagogue
- History of the Jews in Antwerp
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160220092104/http://www.jhm.nl/culture-and-history/the-netherlands/introduction
- ^ American Jewish Year Book. "The Jewish Population of the World (2010)". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Belgium" (PDF). Yad-Vashem.
- ^ Au nom de l'antisionisme: l'image des Juifs et d'Israël dans la ... p27 Joël Kotek, Dan Kotek - 2005 "Des émeutes antijuives s'ensuivent. La profanation de l'hostie, que les chrétiens identifient à la personne même du Christ, serait la répétition du crime du calvaire. En 1370, une vingtaine de Juifs sont brûlés à Bruxelles."
- ^ http://www.jta.org/
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Antisemitism intensifies in Belgium". CFCA. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "4 killed in shooting outside Jewish Museum in Brussels". CFCA. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Antisemitic threats near the CCU (Jewish Cultural Center) building". The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "School bus carrying ultra-Orthodox Jewish children stoned in anti-Jewish attack". The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Antisemitic attack against 75 old woman". CFCA. La- Libre. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Demonstration features calls to 'slaughter the Jews". CFCA. JTA. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Jikeli, Gunther. "Antisemitic Attitudes Among Muslims in Europe A Review of Recent Surveys". Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "ADL Global 100- An Index of Antisemitism" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Antisemitism Overview of data available in the European Union 2004–2014" (PDF). European Union agency for fundamental rights. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "ADL Global 100:". global100. ADL. Retrieved 25 February 2016.(An international survey conducted in 2013-2014 to measure antisemitic opinions in 100 countries around the world)
- ^ "Belgium 2015". gobal100. ADL. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
Further reading
- Moore, Bob. "Jewish Self-Help and Rescue in the Netherlands during the Holocaust in Comparative Perspective," Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis (2011) 124#4 pp 492–505, a comparison with Belgium
- Rogeau, Olivier; Royen, Marie-Cécile (28 January 2011). "Juifs de Belgique" (PDF). Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
External links
- Jewish Belgium
- Chabad-Lubavitch centers in Belgium
- The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Belgium at Jewish Virtual Library
- visitbelgium.com/jewish, Jewish sites in Belgium
- Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance This museum in Mechelen traces the story of the many Jews who were deported during the occupation. The archives are accessible to those seeking information on the fate of family members.