On the 27. January is Holocaust memorial day. A new EU survey shows that about one third of the EU citizens takes a rise of anti-Semitism in his country – in Germany even every second.
In just a few days, the world remembered the victims of national socialism. Anti-Semitism is still a Problem: Approximately every third citizen of the EU takes according to one study, an increase in hostility to Jews in his country – in the Jewish population, the proportion is much higher. The findings of a Eurobarometer survey published in Brussels. Thus, 36 per cent perceive in the total population, growing anti-Semitism, Jews are 90 per cent.
“anti-Semitism does still its ugly head,”
“Unfortunately, anti-Semitism does still its ugly head all over Europe,” said the Vice-President of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans. EU justice Commissioner, Vera Jourová said: “Nobody should be afraid to visit in the EU in a synagogue or wearing a kippah.”
Jourová stressed that the awareness of anti-Semitism in those countries is greater, in which large Jewish communities lived – among them also Germany. There are many people had Jewish friends, or have there been attacks on the Jewish community, on the media reported.
the increasing anti-Semitism
In Germany, 61 per cent of the population perceive according to the study, increasing anti-Semitism, in Sweden it is even 73 percent. Basically, every second EU citizens (50 percent) consider anti-Semitism in his country for a Problem. In some countries, the awareness of hostility to Jews is significantly higher, also in Germany. Here, two-thirds of the population (66 percent) consider anti-Semitism as a Problem in France, even 72 per cent, and in Sweden, 81 per cent.
On the 27. January the Holocaust memorial day. Anti-Semitism is in the eyes of every second EU citizen is a Problem in his country.
lack of Knowledge about Jewish history and customs
A majority of 71 percent of the German denial of the Holocaust see, according to the study, as a Problem. Across Europe, 53 percent said that the Holocaust denial is a Problem. The survey also shows that a majority of Europeans (58 percent) know that it’s a crime to deny the Holocaust.
Only three percent of the Europeans said to be “very good” about Jewish history and customs are informed. 68 percent said they had no Knowledge of it.
For the Eurobarometer survey were asked 27.643 people in 28 member States.
