Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, central Europe has seen a Jewish religious and cultural renaissance.  

Jewish Homecoming is supporting Jewish life on the ground in countries which had seen entire communities destroyed.  Now, through our efforts, the Jewish community is being supported. Families and even entire congregations are returning to Jewish tradition and values.



Hans Jörg Neuman
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Los Angeles
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Facts on Jewish Life in Germany

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Beginning in the late 1980s and continuing through 2004, huge numbers of immigrants came from the former Soviet Union. The influx of Soviet Jews revitalized community life, kosher food and restaurants, and grass-root organizations.  This wave of immigration has made Germany the fastest growing Jewish community in Europe, and of the most dynamic in the world.

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The Jewish Museum Berlin, a division of the Berlin museum, officially opened in 2001 and is notable both for its location and its contents. It contains a myriad of Judaic items and artifacts, some more than 800 years old.  Millions have visited since its opening, making it one of the most visited Jewish sites in all of Europe.

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In 2012, Peter Feldmann was elected as mayor of Frankfurt and became the first Jew to hold the position since the1930s.

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Germany has become one of Israel‛s largest trading partner in Europe.

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There are 120 Jewish congregations in Germany, but only twenty have full-time rabbis.

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