Of course Muslim immigration puts Jews and non-Jews in jeopardy.<\/p>\n
No Jews in my personal life want more Muslims or more Africans or more Mexicans in America. <\/p>\n
From Breitbart<\/a>:<\/p>\n Echoing comments already made by others, a senior member of Berlin\u2019s Jewish community has said the \u201csituation where Jews once again feel comfortable living in Germany\u201d could now be in \u201cjeopardy\u201d.<\/p>\n It is estimated that this year Germany will see around a million migrants arrive, of which some 70,000 are said to be living in Germany\u2019s \u201cchronically broke\u201d capital of Berlin, reports Deutsche Welle. Although the city largely embraces Germany\u2019s \u2018open door\u2019 policy, German Jews are among the most vocal of those expressing concern.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal of the Jewish community of Berlin (pictured right), says that both German authorities and members of the general public have done an \u201cenormous amount\u201d to help Germany\u2019s Jewish Community \u201cfeel comfortable living in Germany\u201d despite the history of their treatment in the Second World War. Noting that could now be in \u201cjeopardy,\u201d the American Rabbi described his recent experience of living in Berlin.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact of the matter is that in recent weeks I have been more often than in the past cursed at or screamed at from passing cars, even in this very area here in the center of Berlin.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is sad and painful, especially when you are walking on the street with your nine-year-old daughter who is literally shocked to see such a thing and asks, \u2018Daddy, what is that?’\u201d<\/p>\n Rabbi Teichtal does say that one should not immediately \u201cconnect the dots\u201d with Germany\u2019s recent influx, but warns that incidents such as those he described add to the Jewish community\u2019s fears their position in society is at risk.<\/p>\n He believes that in a worst case scenario Jews will no longer see Germany as the new safe haven it has managed to become in the post-war period, adding:<\/p>\n \u201cJews living here can only be guaranteed if Jewish people feel safe, if Jewish people don\u2019t have to worry about walking around on the streets when they can be identified as Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n From the description of Rabbi Teichtal\u2019s synagogue given by Deutsche Welle you could be forgiven for thinking he has already lost his feeling of safety. Although it says \u201canti-Semitism of any kind is comparatively rare here\u201d it points out that most of Berlin\u2019s synagogues have armed guards. Rabbi Teichtal\u2019s home synagogue on M\u00fcnstersche Strasse goes even further:<\/p>\n Arriving at the synagogue is like arriving at an international airport. First, all bags, jewelry and coats must be put through a scanner. Next, under the watchful eye of two guards, guests are asked to walk through a full-body scanner. The less fortunate may be asked to go through several times, as various items of clothing trigger the proverbial alarm, before being granted entry. For many here these measures are more necessary now than any other time in living memory, the rabbi says.<\/p>\n As Breitbart London previously reported, the President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, had already warned Chancellor Angela Merkel that migrants from countries hostile to Israel may strengthen anti-Semitism in Europe, saying:<\/p>\n \u201cAmong those seeking asylum in Germany, a large number come from countries in which they hear about Israel the bogeyman. They have grown up with this hostility to Israel and often transfer their resentment to Jews in general.\u201d<\/p>\n Not all of Germany\u2019s Jews agree, however.<\/p>\n Deutsche Welle spoke with Judith Kessler, a member of the Jewish Community of Berlin group who came to Germany from Poland in 1972. She volunteers at refugee shelters and clothes collection sites and regularly takes groups of migrant children to zoos, films and parks. She and her husband have even helped one Syrian family find a home and decorate it, and payed for their German lessons.<\/p>\n \u201cAll Jews in this country are refugees of some description,\u201d she said, \u201cI don\u2019t understand how we can\u2019t help people who are in exactly the same situation, who are fleeing war or being murdered. I wouldn\u2019t be alive if some country hadn\u2019t taken us in\u2026<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026The Jewish community is totally polarised between people who want to help and people who hate the influx and fear Islamisation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Of course Muslim immigration puts Jews and non-Jews in jeopardy. No Jews in my personal life want more Muslims or more Africans or more Mexicans in America. From Breitbart: Echoing comments already made by others, a senior member of Berlin\u2019s … Continue reading