Circumcision
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Northern Europe
Jewish chairman considers emigrating from Denmark to Israel
Coming Saturday, Henri Goldstein won’t celebrate his 75th birthday in Denmark but in Israel. There, his children and grandchildren live. And he might spend his last days as well. The chairman of the Jewish community in Denmark has lived in Copenhagen all his life. He made a career as a…
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Northern Europe
Danish municipality leaves circumcision up to parents
Ballerup Municipality in Denmark had started a process to make a pamphlet to discourage the circumcision of children. However, it has decided that this decision is up to the parents and discontinued the project. According to Mette Mortensen, the director of health, it is not up to the municipality to…
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Northern Europe
Leading Danish Jew publishes memoirs: Anti-Zionists want us to die
Openly anti-Semitism is rare in Denmark nowadays. It is coming under another cloak and is called anti-Zionism. But the motive is the same: “Anti-Zionists want Danish Jews to die.” That writes Henri Goldstein in the Danish Kristeligt Dagblad this week. Goldstein is president of the Mosaic Faith Society. He has…
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Northern Europe
Danish city council wants to warn against circumcision
The Danish municipality of Ballerup wants to warn parents about the possible health risks that may be associated with the circumcision of boys. While experts are critical of the decision, city council politicians across the country are calling for similar initiatives. After several years of intense debate, the Danish parliament…
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Northern Europe
Danish parliament rejects ban on boys' circumcision
With about two-thirds majority, the Danish parliament rejected a proposal to make boys’ circumcision more difficult. On Tuesday, the final vote was the outcome of a long process that started with a citizens’ initiative in 2018. All the centre parties in the Danish Folketing voted against the age limit of…