The Jews actually have religious courts
Shalom Mr Jellison. All religions have their fanatics. I am sure you have heard the Lehi, perhaps known to you as the Stern gang, which carried out terrorist acts in the Middle East in the 1940s.
The Jews in fact have religious courts known as Beth Bin which operate in the UK and in other countries and in London there is an Ervu (ritual enclosure) but I wouldn't call it a no go area.
The Jews in Europe have suffered from centuries of persecution and it continues unfortunately to this day. In Asia it has been a different story. The Jews have been left in peace to carry on their way of life without being troubled. The ancient Jewish community in Kaifeng China was the only one to assimilate.
Ian Martin
