Monday, July 18, 2005

Germany Amends Immigration Law / Jewish Times, 17 Jul 2005

http://www.jewishtimes.com/News/4870.stm
Toby Axelrod
"Germany has modified a tough new immigration law introduced last December, averting a feared clampdown on immigration by Jews from the former Soviet Union.
People with a Jewish mother or father once again are eligible to apply for immigration, with their spouses and minor children, it was announced last Friday.
The key is their acceptance into a Jewish community in Germany, and -- in a move that grants increased authority to liberal German Jewish movements -- both the Progressive movement and the nondenominational Central Council of Jews in Germany are empowered to extend an invitation."