Jewish Organization Raises Alarm About the Level of Intermarriage

Change all references from Jews / Jewishness to White / European American…–Ed.

The European Centre for Jewish Students (ECJS) has raised alarm about the results of a new inquiry showing a rise of 17 % of the rate of intermarriage among European students.

The annual research has been conducted among a representative sample of Jewish communities and student organizations in Europe ahead of “Shabbat Like a Jew”, an event which will gather several hundreds of students from across Europe in Athens, Greece, during the next weekend.

This event is organized by ECJS in partnership with the European Jewish Union (EJU), two organizations which are working to promote and strengthen Jewish life and Jewish identity among European students by organizing events and activities throughout the year for thousands of people. <snip>

Ives said the goal is to reach as many of them as possible “in order to reinforce their Jewish identity and continue the chain of the generations of the Jewish nation.”

He noted that every year, dozens of couples who meet through the ECJS activities get married. “We should continue to do our utmost to reach as many of Jews as possible wherever they are.” 

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2011-12-29