Jewish Council Applauds "Renaissance" in Germany
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- Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, on February 3 in Osnabrück.
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Germany is experiencing a "renaissance of Judaism" as the number of synagogus and community members continues to grow, the Central Council of Jews in Germany said on February 3.
"I am very happy that we can now experience the renaissance that we've been talking about for so many years," Council President Charlotte Knobloch told German daily Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.
To date 107 Jewish congregations have developed with a total of 106,000 members, the newspaper reported.
"Twenty years ago we referred to 30,000 as a lot," Knobloch, 77, of Munich, said as reported online by The Local before the opening of a new synagogue and community center in the northern German city of Osnabrück.
Jews in Germany no longer sit on what Knobloch called "packed suitcases" - instead they have become a part of German society and want to participate in its future, she said as reported by The Local.
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