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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

Council of Swedish Jewish Communities

A Muslim activist outside the Israeli embassy in Sweden where he had been granted permission to burn a Torah. (Screen capture/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 17, 2023, 1:12 pm
Swedish Jewish group sees silver lining behind scripture-burning story
Muslims and Jews showed each other solidarity as an Iraqi immigrant to Sweden burned the Quran, followed by a reprisal threat to burn the Bible
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: In this March 3, 2010 photo, a man sits behind a glassed-in reception area of the high security Jewish community center located in central Malmo, Sweden. (AP Photo/Pamela Juhl)
June 26, 2019, 3:12 am
Malmo’s Jewish community warns it could disappear by 2029 over security fears
Officials say Swedish authorities reluctant to fund security needs in wake of continuing anti-Semitic attacks
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Historic center of Lund, Sweden, October 21, 2017 (RPBMedia/iStock by Getty)
October 10, 2018, 5:43 pm
Swedish Jewish politician’s house burned in suspected anti-Semitic attack
Victim had been previously subject to hate crime; incident is the second arson attack this year on home of someone ‘active on Jewish issues’; no suspects arrested
By JTA
The Swedish city of Gothenburg. (Wikimedia/JLogan)
September 26, 2017, 12:33 am
Swedish court moves neo-Nazi march on Yom Kippur away from synagogue
Worshipers can now walk to prayers without encountering extremists en route, Gothenburg Jewish community leader says
By Josefin Dolsten
Ambassador Isaac Bachman (courtesy Israeli embassy Stockholm)
December 15, 2015, 12:58 pm
Israel’s envoy to Sweden calls for better protection of Jewish sites
Anti-Semitic hate crimes on the rise, but Ambassador Isaac Bachman hails Stockholm for being ‘attentive’ to community’s needs
By Raphael Ahren
A woman and her son feed birds in Stockholm, Sweden on February 15, 2011. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 15, 2015, 1:57 pm
Threats to Sweden’s Jews double after Paris attacks
Police increase security around Jewish institutions as members of 20,000-strong community voice concerns
By AFP
Björn Söder, party secretary of the far-right Sweden Democrats party (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)
December 18, 2014, 5:57 am
Swedish far-right leader: Jews are not true Swedes
Björn Söder says Jews must abandon religious identity to assimilate, later claims he was taken out of context
By ToI Staff
Johan Tynnel, the director of security for Denmark’s Jewish community, addresses a European Jewish Congress crisis management seminar in Brussels. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
November 25, 2012, 4:30 pm
Low on funds and state protection, Europe’s Jews remain vulnerable
Facing constant threats and limited resources, communities across the continent are struggling to provide their own security
By Cnaan Liphshiz
October 2, 2012, 10:46 pm
Attack on Swedish Jews triggers solidarity rallies
Following explosions at community center in Malmo, supporters gather in that city and Stockholm
June 15, 2012, 8:59 am
Swedish Jews call for removal of guest tweeter
Sonja Abrahamsson’s posts on national account were ‘more stupid than anti-Semitic’
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