World Jewish population rises slightly to 15.2 million

Today, two related headlines caught my eye!

Amazing that such a tiny minority can arouse such widespread and vehement (even genocidal) antisemitism!

What an immense loss to Afghanistan, the last Jew left the country. Afghan Jews will probably not return to their ancestral home country as long as the fanatic Taliban rule.

"The world population of those who self-identify as Jews stands at about 15.2 million — an increase of 100,000 over last year — with the number in the U.S. differing measurably from this year’s Pew survey.

Israel has 6.9 million Jews and the United States has “about 6 million,” ..."

World Jewish population rises slightly to 15.2 million - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country  Zebulon Simantov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan, has finally left the country for fear of persecution by the Taliban, an Israeli television channel reported.