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Source: http://www.thelocal.se/30884/20101216
Jews Warned about Visiting Southern Sweden
(The Local-Sweden) A U.S.-based Jewish group has issued a travel warning urging Jews to exercise "extreme caution" when traveling in southern Sweden. "We reluctantly are issuing this advisory because religious Jews and other members of the Jewish community there have been subject to anti-Semitic taunts and harassment," said Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director of International Relations with the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, in a statement. "There have been dozens of incidents reported to the authorities but have not resulted in arrests or convictions for hate crimes." Police reports in Malmo show a doubling in the number of crimes against the town's Jewish residents between 2008 and 2009.