Norway’s Last 819 Jews Are NOT Leaving the Country

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JewishJournal.com

April 25, 2013

There's an email going around with the headline, “Norway's last 819 jews are now leaving the country.”

Bottom line: it's false.

The Jewish Journal has received multiple copies in the past month, with urgent requests to act. In fact, the rumor has been circulating for over a year. Meanwhile, here's what the ” target=”_blank”>here.

And yes, the photo is of a Norwegian Jew, from the web site of the “Jewish Journal” of

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