The split was somewhat similar to one seen in the United States, he said. “I think most of the Jews in the United States had voted for Clinton, and there were two distinctive groups who voted for Trump, the Orthodox Jews and the Russian-speaking Jews,” he said. Goldschmidt said that the memories of the 20th century are still defining for many Jews in Europe, in contrast to Americans. “One of the basic differences between European Jews and American Jews is American Jews feel very secure, saying what happened in Europe can never happen in America,” he said. But suggestions by Trump’s team for potential policies targeting Muslim extremism — such as a database of Muslim immigrants — gave Goldschmidt pause.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 15:33 UTC