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Since then, Antwerp’s Jewish community has rebounded to become a major European centre of Haredi (and particularly Hasidic) Orthodox Judaism. Antwerp is now one of only two cities in Europe (together with London) that is home to a considerable Haredi population in the 21st century.
The last real shtetl in western Europe, Antwerp is known for its Orthodox Jews and its diamonds industry. Barely twenty years ago, approximately 80% of Antwerp’s Jewish population used to make a living from the diamond industry.
Jan 29, 2023 · While much of the Jewish population of Antwerp has spread south to other districts including Berchem, Wilrijk and Edegem, the Charedi community remains in its historic location, home to a...
A notable community is the Jewish one, as Antwerp is one of the only two cities in Europe (together with London and its Stamford Hill neighbourhood) that is home to a considerable Haredi population in the 21st century.
Mar 14, 2024 · Antwerp has the largest Hasidic Jewish population in Europe. Rabbi Chaim Parnas supports 700 families at his synagogue in Antwerp - but in the last five months he says life in the Jewish community has changed. "Since 7 October, there is a heightened police presence in this whole neighbourhood," he says. Advertisement.
Mar 29, 2016 · Brussels has only 20,000 Jews — the same as Antwerp and approximately half of the entire Jewish population of Belgium. Yet it is an international leader in Jewish intellectual ferment thanks to a cultural scene that is among Western Europe’s most vibrant.
Dec 19, 2002 · The Jewish presence in Antwerp is certainly not a new phenomenon. There have been three major immigration phases, beginning as early as the 13th century. At that time, Ashkenazi Jews moved...
