Shmuel Herzfeld and Israel

Israel: Citing direct contact with potential Jewish migrs who say they are reluctant to trade the uncertainties of France for the complications of Israel, Washington-based Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld is calling on both Canada and the U.S. to open immigration channels denied to an earlier generation of refugees at the onset of the Second World War, according to Toronto Star. The U.S. should open its doors. But so too should Canada and French Canada, in particular, which is in many ways a more natural destination and a much more attractive option to many French Jews seeking safety and Canada may be a better answer than Israel as the safest of harbours in the event of a spiking Jewish exodus from France, a prominent American rabbi said Wednesday. Many French Jews are leaving for Israel. But others who want out are telling me clearly they want to go elsewhere, said Herzfeld, head of Washington Ohev Sholom National Synagogue and founder of the National Capital Jewish Law Centre. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.