History of the Jews in Monaco
Monaco had a very small Jewish presence prior to World War II, numbering approximately 300 people.[1] During the war, the principality's government issued false identity papers to its Jewish residents to protect them from Nazi deportation.[2] Prince Louis II refused to dismiss Jewish civil servants and protected Edouard de Rothschild from deportation. However, Monaco’s police arrested and turned over 42 Central European Jewish refugees to the Nazis.[1]
In 1948, the Association Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco was founded as the official organization of Monaco's Jewish community, and it provides the community with a synagogue, Hebrew school and kosher food store.[2] Today's Jewish community in Monaco consists primarily of retirees from France and the United Kingdom, and there is also a small population of North African and Turkish Jews.[3]
While Monaco has almost no Jewish citizens, approximately 1000 Jewish expatriates of other countries comprise about 2.86% of Monaco's total residents (citizen and non-citizen combined). [4] This means Monaco has the highest per capita total of Jewish residents of any country in the world outside of Israel (though not the highest per capita amount of Jewish citizens).
Monaco has full diplomatic relations with Israel.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Michael Curtis (2003). Verdict on Vichy. Arcade Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 1-55970-689-9.
- ^ a b c "The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Monaco". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "The Jewish Community of Monaco". Am Yisrael. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The International Religious Freedom Report 2008: Monaco". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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