The following report is by the Jerusalem Post:
The report, titled “Jewish migration today: What it may mean for Europe,” analyzes data from 15 European countries, representing approximately 94% of the Jewish population in Europe. Dr. Daniel Staetsky, Director of JPR’s European Demography Unit, authored the report.
Most Ukrainian Jews are expected to leave the country in the next 7 years, if they haven’t already, as well as more than half of Russian Jews, according to the report.
Examining migration patterns over the last century, the report reveals that no European Jewish population has witnessed a mass exodus on the scale seen during peak migration periods, such as the 1930s in Germany, the 1960s in North Africa, and the 1990s in the Former Soviet Union. Those events saw 50% to 75% of national Jewish populations migrate within a decade. In contrast, recent levels of Jewish migration from Europe indicate a different trend.
Of particular note is the situation in Russia and Ukraine, where 2022 marked a turning point. If current migration rates persist for the next seven years, it is projected that 80% to 90% of Ukraine’s 2021 Jewish population and 50% to 60% of Russia’s 2021 Jewish population will have emigrated. While France, Belgium, Italy, and Spain experienced substantial increases in Jewish emigration during the early 2010s, these numbers have since declined, although not to pre-surge levels. Despite these higher migration rates, the report does not indicate a significant Jewish ‘exodus’ from these countries.
The United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark have generally experienced stable or declining Jewish emigration since the mid-1980s. Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands have observed a decline in Jewish migration over the period under examination, with migration eventually settling at a new, lower level.
Dr. Jonathan Boyd, JPR’s Executive Director, emphasized the importance of understanding migration patterns for European Jewish demography. Accurate assessments of Jewish migration into and out of Europe are essential for effective community planning. The findings from this report will inform community planning efforts across the continent, while also providing valuable insights into the economic and security landscape for Europe’s Jewish communities. Additionally, the report sheds light on the well-being of Jews in Ukraine and Russia within the context of the current war.
In a tumultuous turn of events, the year 2022 unleashed an unprecedented wave of upheaval for Russian and Ukrainian Jews. The tides of migration surged to unimaginable heights, dwarfing the feeble numbers of the preceding year, as five times the usual throng flocked to Israel. Astonishingly, the exodus continued unabated into the early throes of 2023, with migrant numbers soaring to similarly dizzying heights.
A Threshold Marking An Ongoing Exodus
Should this relentless tide persist for the next seven years, matching the staggering levels witnessed in 2022 and early 2023, an ominous threshold will be crossed—a threshold marking an ongoing and inexorable exodus. At that fateful juncture, a staggering 80% to 90% of Ukraine’s Jewish population will have bid their farewells, leaving behind mere remnants of a once-thriving community. Russia, too, will bear the weight of this cataclysmic upheaval, with 50% to 60% of its Jewish population vanishing into the shadows (figures rounded for ease of comprehension).
By stark contrast, if the flight of French Jews was to mirror its current trajectory over the next seven years, France would suffer only a meager 2% to 5% erosion of its Jewish populace—a paltry fraction compared to the catastrophic losses experienced elsewhere. The other bastions of Western Europe, along with Hungary, would be mere spectators to the specter of mass migration, their Jewish populations remaining at a considerable remove from any critical exodus that threatened to engulf their brethren.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
The study would be correct. As the war in Ukraine continues to drag on and will probably be prolonged by NATO, coupled with continued rises in Jew hate congruent with the “ignite the right” sentiment, naturally more Jews will return to their land, as the Lord had prophesied would happen.
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[3] And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. [4] And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD. [5] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. [6] In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. [7] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; [8] But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. Jeremiah 23:3-8
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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I wish you would have used the Jerusalem flag instead the moloch’s star. The Jerusalem flag is so beautiful.
“Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you shall neither in this mountain nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father”
They need to get back to the land God gave them, so He can start Daniel’s 70th Week. God’s timeline is spot on, we are almost there
God had only rented that land out to them on condition that they would obey His commandments. At no point has God given anyone anything unconditionally and permanently.
In reality that land has been given exclusively to Christ since He is the rightful and only heir. At least this is what we infer from the parable of the vineyard and the wicked husbandmen (Matthew 21; Mark 12; Luke 20;), namely that the land of Israel is the inheritance of the owner’s Son (Christ) and that the people living in it are mere tenants, not owners, to whom the vineyard has only been let out. According to the same parable, the wicked workers will beat, stone and kill the owner’s servants (the prophets) and even His Son (Christ) in order to seize on His inheritance. In the end, the Lord of the vineyard will let out His vineyard to other workers.
So that land is actually the property of Christ, not of those who have slain Him.
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.”
Psalm 122
King James Version
I was surprised to discover that not all the Jews living in Ukraine left there during the 1990s because of Chernobyl. They know how Ukrainians behaved during WW2. Many settled in a part of Ohio that I lived for a time and I knew they had settled in other East Coast states.
I am disappointed that the places online where I see the most antiJew sentiment are associated with Christian themed subject matter and that makes me fear for what is going on in the USA in this current time. The sites online are generally run by persons who are preterits with an unbalanced attitude concerning the Jews, and I can tell by the comments section that the fruits of these individuals are not good.
preterists
It’s one thing to call out the wickedness of the Jewish people as a whole, but there is a fine line between that and flat-out Jew hate, even though the Bible perfectly describes their current state as to how God would bring them back and deal with them.
Romans 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
With all due respect, the KJ English translation for the first half Romans 3:9 is somewhat flawed. A more accurate translation would be, “What then? Do we have any advantage?”
The true message of that quote is that as Christians we are still vulnerable to sin and that we don’t get more love from God than non-Christians do.
But as Christians we are also “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people..” (1 Peter 2, 9). We are also ” the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit and rejoice in Jesus Christ, and have no confidence in the flesh” (Philippians 3) and “..the children of promise..” (Galatians 4).
In my humble opinion, the meaning of Romans 3:9 is that as Christians we are not better, rather we are MADE better with God’s help. Obviously, those who reject God’s help will not be equal to those who accept it.
I’m surprised that so many Evangelical Christians still think that someone who rejects Christ and obeys the traditions of men (e.g. the Talmud, Marxism, Humanism) still qualifies as an Israelite.
First of all, according to Paul the Apostle, Israelite ancestry does not make one part of God’s Israel:
“…they are not all Israel, which are of Israel, neither because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children, but in Isaac shall thy seed be called, that is, they which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted for the seed” (Romans 9).
Secondly, those who are Israelites but reject Christ are cut off from the people of God:
” And it shall come to pass, that every soul who will not listen to that prophet [to Christ] shall be destroyed from among the people” (3 Acts, 23).
Lastly, the “antiJew sentiment” that is troubling you so much might have something to do with headlines like the following:
“Israel eases abortion regulations in response to ‘sad’ Roe v Wade ruling”
“Thousands to march in Jerusalem pride parade, the first one under right wing government ever”
“My Jewish faith makes me pro-abortion”
“Christians are in danger under Israeli government, says Holy Land patriarch”
“Holy Land Christians say attacks on the rise”
“Zelensky opens door to same-sex civil partnerships”
“Zelensky sends in police to evict ‘pro-Moscow’ monks”
“Anti-Christian hate crimes in Jerusalem soaring this year”
Jeremiah’s prophecy was fulfilled when the Babylonian captivity ended and the Israelites were allowed to return to the Holy Land. The prophecy has nothing to do with any recent development.
Christ will not return to create a global kingdom headquartered in Jerusalem like so many ignorant Evangelicals think. In the words of the Savior: “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; neither shall they say, Lo here and Lo there, for behold, the kingdom of God is within you” (Luke, 17). The misconception that the Israel of God will be restored physically is all the more ludicrous in view of the fact that the twelve tribes of Israel no longer exist, which precludes any physical restoration of ancient Israel.