A Prophetic Marker for the Last Days
³We should put you all on freight wagons.²
This hateful statement makes reference to the Nazi practice of filling
train cars with Jewish civilians and transporting them to death camps.
It was uttered by a high school math teacher in Brussels, Belgium ‹
to a 16-year-old Jewish girl.
It¹s just a small, isolated incident. But it serves as a sobering
illustration of what we are witnessing in Europe and many other parts
of the world today. And it provides an explanation for a phenomenon at
the heart of a recently released report by the respected Pew Research
Center titled, ³The Continuing Decline of Europe¹s Jewish
Population.²
The report points out that in 1939 there were 9.5 million Jews living
in Europe ‹ roughly 57% of the world¹s total Jewish population.
Today, only 1.4 million Jews remain in Europe ‹ representing about
10% of the global Jewish population.
Indeed, only 0.2% of Europe¹s citizen¹s today are Jewish. And with
anti-Semitic incidents like the one described above on the rise, that
remnant is dwindling rapidly.
Of course, a large percentage of those making the huge decision to
uproot themselves ‹ their families having called Europe home for
many generations ‹ are heading for Israel.
Currently, efforts in Europe to curb this fleeing tide of Jewish
talent, intelligence, and productivity seem half-hearted at best.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her
speech at a rally against anti-Semitism.
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For example, the German government announced the formation this
week of a special commission to investigate the resurgence of
anti-Semitism in that country. The only problem is that no actual Jews
were chosen to sit on the panel.
Here at Jewish Voice Ministries we¹re working harder than ever to
proclaim the truth about Israel in the media and to combat the rising
tide of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism that is sweeping the globe.
We also understand that this fresh wave of migration of European Jews
to Israel is a key prophetic marker ‹ sending a clear signal to
anyone with eyes to see that we are indeed in the Last Days.
Please continue to pray for persecuted Jewish People everywhere. And
please keep your connection to Jewish Voice strong. What we¹re doing
together is more important and more urgently needed than ever
before.
When you support Jewish Voice, you join us in ministering humanitarian
aid to desperately needy members of the Lost Tribes living in Africa
and India. You also help us serve elderly Holocaust survivors in
Israel and continue the fight against anti-Semitic mindsets the world
over.
To thank you for your generous contribution today, we would like to
send you a special gift with a profound message. The ³Soldier at the
Wall² sculpture is a powerful reminder to pray for the peace of
Jerusalem. The image of a defender of Israel praying at the Wailing
Wall highlights just how real the threats are that Israel and Jewish
People face every day. Together we are making a difference in the
lives of persecuted and impoverished Jewish People throughout the
world.
To the Jew first and also to the Nations,
Jonathan Bernis
Jewish Voice Ministries International