“The message of this highly interesting and well-edited collection is complexity
and enigma, the gap between theory and practice concerning the freedom of
religion. Many countries would declare their support for it, but when it comes
to implementing, we many a time face nimby-not in my backyard. While legal

institutions continue their more or less successful work, reality in many socie-
ties is grim. But having said that, sadly based on the gift of memory, we should

never lose hope, in the spirit of prophet Malachi (2.10) – ‘Have we not all one
father?’”

Justice Professor Elyakim Rubinstein, Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, former Vice President of the Supreme Court of
Israel and Attorney General of Israel

“A timely and insightful collection examining two religious minorities in
Europe, whose status is increasingly precarious – not only due to the growing

secularization of European societies and the resulting indifference, insensitiv-
ity, or even hostility toward religious claims but also because of polarising

political events that cast them as adversaries or outsiders. This book sheds new

light on the diverse interpretations of state secularism, the principle of neutral-
ity, and the practical challenges of ensuring reasonable accommodation for

Jews and Muslims in Europe. A meticulously curated edited volume featuring
a stellar cast of contributors”.

Professor Anna Śledzińska-Simon, University of Wrocław,
member of the Cultural and Religious Diversity under
State Law across Europe project at the Max Planck Institute for Social
Anthropology in Halle