“Yesterday I bought a tear-gas spray canister at a military-equipment surplus store” a “precaution,” driven by a surge of antisemitism in Europe

ASSOCIATED PRESS
With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
Jamey Keaten and Laurie Kellman
November 25, 2023

…Some community members are changing how they live, Segal said. Students no longer wear uniforms. Kindergarten classes don’t leave the building for field trips or the playground next door. Some members no longer call taxis, or they hesitate to order deliveries to their homes. Hebrew-speaking in public is fading. Some wonder if they should move to Israel. “I hear more and more from people from the Jewish community who say they feel safer and more comfortable in Israel now than in Germany, despite the war and all the rockets,” Segal said. “Because they don’t have to hide there.”…Faced with fears that antisemitism will spread, communities are taking action… READ MORE

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