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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Israelis moving to live in Europe ‘rejuvenating’ Jewish communities

A girl sitting on a man's shoulders holds up an Israeli flag in Berlin, with the Brandenburg Gate in the background
People at a rally in Berlin after the Hamas attack in October 2023. Security concerns are cited as one of the factors behind the departures from Israel. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Israelis making a new home in Europe have become vital to previously declining Jewish communities on the continent, boosting numbers, bringing a range of cultural influences and marking a fundamental change in the relationship between the diaspora and the Jewish state, research has revealed.

A report released on Wednesday by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research will detail for the first time a dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel from Jewish communities in Europe.

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