Aleichem shalom, or Where Jews Feel at Home

... while the immigration rules in place at that time did not require any documentary proof of observance or the practice of Judaism. To eliminate this “discrepancy”, in 2005 the government introduced stricter rules on Jewish immigration into Germany. In terms of Jewish migration from the FSU, Israel has gained in numbers but lost to Germany or the United States. Since then the Federal agency for migrants and refugees allows in any Jewish refugees, provided a local Jewish community agrees to accept a new member, and based on a written opinion ...