Posts Tagged: Sweden Jewish community
Sweden’s Right-Wing Populist Party Seeks to Draw Support From Local Jewish Community
JNS.org - In the last decade, Sweden has been the target of praise and criticism for two major policies: the acceptance of more than 100,000 migrants...
Sweden’s Antisemitism Problem
Jews in Sweden account for less than 0.2% of the population, but issues concerning them vary between negative and highly negative. The naive observer may...
Danish Star of ‘The Bridge’ Quits TV Show Over Feeling Unsafe as Jew in Sweden (VIDEO)
A Jewish actor who starred in a Scandinavian television drama said one of the reasons he quit the show was because he did not feel safe...
The Swedish Tiger Roars as Synagogues Close
It was a familiar slogan throughout war-time Sweden: en Svensk tiger, which can be translated as “a Swedish tiger” -- or, more to the point: “a Swede...
Swedish Synagogues Shuttered Over Terror Threat
JNS.org - Sweden’s Jewish community has shut down synagogues across the country as a precautionary measure against a possible terrorist threat, the World Jewish Congress said. According...
Swedish Jews Excluded From Kristallnacht Remembrance Over Security Fears
JNS.org - The Jewish community of Sweden was not invited to an annual anti-Nazi event commemorating Kristallnacht due to a perceived security risk, the Swedish newspaper...
BDS Supporters Pressure Swedish Store Owners to Boycott Israeli Goods
Supporters of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement descended on stores in Malmo, Sweden on Sunday to intimidate owners into dropping Israeli products. "Join...
Swedish Radio Station Asks if Jews Are ‘Responsible’ for Antisemitism
JNS.org - The Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio (SR) is receiving heavy criticism after one of its journalists asked Israeli Ambassador to Sweden Isaac...
Swedish Jews Targeted by Islamist Groups, Receive Threats After Paris Terror Attacks
The Local - Stockholm's Jewish Community has received the bulk of the threats and has beefed up security at its premises across the capital in...
