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Jewish Community
of Malmö

The Jewish Community of Malmö is there for all
Jews regardless of age, lifestyle, background and
degree of religiosity. The Community is working
to ensure that the region's Jews have access to a
wide range of Jewish culture, celebrations, events,
religious services, kosher food and Jewish education.
The Jewish Community is responsible for represent-
ing Jewish interests in the society and for
countering antisemitism.

Danir's involvement is primarily connected to the
vulnerable situation with antisemitism the Jews have
had to face in Malmö. As a result of this unfavourable
atmosphere, the Jewish Community has declined
from over 2,500 to about 500 members over a few
decades. At the same time, the community's security
costs have increased considerably. In this situation, it
is important to actually support the Jewish Commu-
nity in order to protect the Jewish minority, which
since the middle of the 19th century has positively
contributed Malmö's development and cultural life.
jfm.se

Malmö Opera Academy

In 2015, a two-year Master’s programme for
vocalists, Malmö Opera Academy, started in a
collaboration between Malmö Opera and Malmö
Academy of Music. Young promising opera singers
are given the opportunity to evolve musically and
dramatically among musicians, singers and conduc-
tors in the opera house – an, for Sweden, unique
education at the highest artistic level. Since 2018,
Danir is one of the main sponsors.
malmoopera.se/masterutbildning