Germany: New Home for Russian Jews | European Journal

A wave of Russian Jewish immigrants arrived in Germany after reunification 20 years ago, reviving Germanys Jewish community. But it was also a challenge to the Jews already living in the country.After World War Two, only a small Jewish community remained in Germany. Memories of the Holocaust were fresh and vivid. Only very gradually did the Jews begin to regard Germany as their home again. The massive influx of Russian Jews was a shock for them. The newcomers spoke a different language and had a different culture. And the Russian Jews didnt regard Germany as the land of Nazi perpetrators; they saw it, instead, as a country of benefactors: there were language courses, occupational retraining, generous social welfare, and after seven years German citizenship. The contrasting attitudes of long-settled and immigrant Jews led to tensions. Jews in Germany are only gradually finding a common identity.

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[superesterhazy]

In a modern state,nobody should be allowed to mutilate infants,regardless of any religious motivation.Circumcision is mutilation!

[JasonDamisch]

Circumcision is a violation of the person of an infant.

[AleesatheIsraeli]

Так как же количество мусульман

[Lagolop]

@less01

The Ashkenazi Jews like the woman at the beginning of this vid ALL originated in Germany. That's where they had lived for hundreds of years before migrating to the British Isles, E. Europe & Russia.

The Jewish word for the region we now know as the Rhineland was called Ashkenaz, hence the name Ashkenazi Jews. Of course ALL Jews, if you go back far enough, came from Israel. And now they are back in their homeland. But Jews have lived in Europe as long as they had lived in the ME.

[less01]

@Lagolop interesting to know.... :)

[Lagolop]

@less01

Well, I will fill you in on why Jews may be returning to Germany. They return because Jews have lived in Germany since 600BC! They have helped to build that country and have contributed to it and have died in service to it, so why not go back there? Yes there was a sad past too but it is part of Jewish history. Most Ashkenazi Jews are more German than many Germans, and I don't just mean the recent shit immigrants seeping into (and destroying) Germany.

[bbphnix]

blah.... orthodox/traditionalist/conser­vative anything sucks!

[bbphnix]

@less01 they said why: they feel culturally european; makes sense: the US is... in America and Israel is in the Middle East.... why would anyone even want to go to Israel... If I were a Jew, I wouldn't go to a country were all it's neighbors hated that country; not to mention the right-wing government that's torturing the Palestinians.... that's so shameful

[szaki]

Why don't they move to Israel?

They have a country since 1948, carved out with blood and they don't want to live there?

[udacha08]

hey.. less01,.. do u think that all the germans need to move out the US? is that what you are trying to tell.. u've some strong sentiment against jews..