Europe must do more to combat antisemitism, says top Jewish leader

Chairman of the European Jewish Association Rabbi Menachem Margolin (Petros Karadjias/AP)

Governments across Europe need to take action against a rise in antisemitism driving Jews to abandon the continent, according to the leader of the European Jewish Association (EJA).

EJA chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin said 40,000 Jews have left Europe in recent years with no intention of returning as a result of a rise in antisemitic sentiment.