Ireland Experiencing A Decline In The Jewish Community As The Dublin Synagogue Goes On Sale

Of about 5.3 million Irish citizens, some 800 (.015%) are Jewish. Including Jewish expats in Ireland, that number rises to about 2,500. But however one runs the numbers, Jewish life in Ireland is disappearing. 

The word ‘peace’ in Irish, English, Arabic and Hebrew projected on the GPO facade in Dublin, as part of the Herstory’s new Parallel Peace Project in Dublin launched on World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Syrian, Somali, Kenyan, Libyan activists took part in a project in Dublin that tells the story of women and girls on the island of Ireland whose lives have been hit by wars and social conflicts. Sephardic Jews had fled to Ireland from Spain and Portugal in the 16th century. NURPHOTO/JNS