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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.
Sep 30, 2024 · 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...
May 25, 2022 · It looks drab and underwhelming, but Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter is home to a fascinating hidden community. Located close to the magnificent Central Station, the neighbourhood is crammed into narrow streets such as Pelikaanstraat and Hovenierstraat.
The Jewish population of Antwerp (56% of the whole) is now larger than the Jewish population living in and around Brussels (39%). 63% of the Jews living in Antwerp identify as Haredi, with a further 19% identifying as Orthodox.
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.
On the eve of the Holocaust, Antwerp was home to 53.8 percent of Belgian Jews, about 29,500 persons. Brussels, by comparison, had a Jewish population of 21,000, 38.5 percent of the total. Thus, Antwerp was the “capital” of Belgian Jewry.
