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Scots are staying, despite problems

July 29, 2016 09:45

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As the full findings of the "What's Changed About Being Jewish in Scotland" survey were released this week, a co-author of the study said that despite the negativity of many respondents, "the vast majority of Scottish Jews are here to stay".

Ephraim Borowski, director of the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC), was also pleased by the Scottish government's willingness to listen to concerns and work towards ensuring the "safety and well-being" of the nation's Jews.

Following an unprecedented number of antisemitic incidents in the summer of 2014, attributed to the Gaza conflict, the government funded the "small-scale" 2015 follow-up to SCoJeC's 2012 "Being Jewish in Scotland" study.

Thirty-two per cent of respondents said they felt heightened levels of anxiety or vulnerability and several were considering leaving Scotland.