According to an article in IrishCentral.com, an Irish Jewish Gathering will begin today, July 21st, as part of Tourism Ireland’s year long initiative. The following excerpt is from the article.
The Irish Times reports that Maurice Cohen, chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, said they had “followed the call” and planned “to get Jewish Irish people to return to Ireland for a celebration of their heritage.”
According to the 2011 census there are 1,984 Jewish people in Ireland, mostly in Dublin. Historian and genealogist Stuart Rosenblatt said there was documentary evidence of about 50,000 Irish Jewish people around the world.
