Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1981 — Page 2

2, 1981 The Jewish Post and Opinion Page 2

Jews Of Finland Visited

By DR. DAVID M. SILVER Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Butler University As American Jews, often now open

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we have only little insight into the story of Jews around the world, particularly those Jews who are sorely few in number in one of the more distant places of the world. This summer Anita and l had the privilege of touring Scandinavia with fellow members of the B’nai B’rith, and while visiting in Helsinki, had the opportunity of learning something of the history of the Jews of Finland and something of their present life as Jews and as Finns. DESPITE the fact that they number barely more than 1,150 in the entire nation of Finland, whose population totals over 4,800,000, the Jews of Finland maintain their identity admirably and contribute significantly both to the Jewish community and to the Finnish nation. Until 1809, Finland was a part of the Kingdom of Sweden, which prohibited Jews from settling within it. In 1809 Finland was created into the Grand Duchy of Finland, belonging to the Russian Em-

pire. Czar Alexander I continued the exclusion of Jews

in his new possession.

Russian garrisons were established in Helsinki follow-

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army who were assigned to these garrisons, were permitted by the Czar to remain in Finland after they were dis-

charged from the army. The Finnish authorities,

however, resented the Czar’s ruling concerning these Jews, and a series of severe restrictions regarding Jews was established. The restrictions provided that Jews had to obtain renewal of residence permits every three months, that their freedom of movement in the duchy was limited, that they could be dealers in used clothing only, that they could not attend fairs, that if they were conscripted again and taken to Russia they could not return to Finland, and that they were sub-

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