Posts Tagged: antisemitism Germany
76-Year-Old Berlin Pensioner Beaten Up in Broad Daylight by Antisemitic Assailant
An elderly man has been viciously beaten up in broad daylight on a Berlin street by a youth who showered him with antisemitic abuse. According to...
‘The Difference Now Is That We Have the State of Israel’: German Jewish Leader Describes Growing Unease With Threat from Neo-Nazis, Islamists
The head of the Jewish community in the Germany city of Halle -- where a neo-Nazi terrorist attempted to gun down worshipers gathered for Yom...
For German Jews, More Security Is Not Enough
After the Halle, Germany synagogue shooting during Yom Kippur, there were the usual outpourings of condemnation, pavement flowers for the victims, and feel-good statements of...
Walking Home From Synagogue, Munich Rabbi and Sons Face Insults, Spitting, in Latest Antisemitic Outrage in Germany
Police in the southern German city of Munich confirmed on Tuesday that they were seeking a man and a woman in connection with an antisemitic...
‘We Will Not Hide,’ Leading Berlin Rabbi Pledges After Enduring Antisemitic Assault on Walk Home from Synagogue
German police launched an investigation on Wednesday following an incident last week in which one of Berlin's most prominent rabbis was insulted and spat on. Returning...
Berlin Police Criticized for Obscuring Number of Antisemitic Attacks by Muslim Extremists, Left-Wing Anti-Zionists
Police in Berlin were facing criticism over their handling of antisemitic hate crimes on Thursday, after a prominent local politician claimed that officers were assigning right-wing...
Israeli-Born Rap Pioneer in Germany Explains How Antisemitism Drove Him From Music Scene He Helped Create
An Israeli-born pioneer of rap music in Germany has announced that he is quitting the local hip-hop scene he helped to foster, citing rising antisemitic...
Defendant in Berlin Kippa Assault Denies Being Antisemitic
The Syrian refugee in Germany who assaulted two men wearing kippahs in Berlin earlier this year defended his actions as he went on trial in...
Career Diplomat Felix Klein Appointed as Germany’s First Federal Commissioner to Combat Antisemitism
The German federal government has appointed career diplomat Felix Klein as its inaugural commissioner in a newly-created, high-profile post dedicated to combating antisemitism in the country. Klein's appointment...
New Israeli Consulate Opens in Munich Near Hitler’s Former Office
JNS.org - A new Israeli consulate opened in Munich, Germany, in close proximity to Adolf Hitler’s former office and the former headquarters of the National Socialist (Nazi)...
Jewish Institutions in Germany Still Need Police Protection, Leader Says
Jewish institutions in Germany "still need police protection" due to antisemitic threats, especially amid an expanding Jewish population in the country, President of the Central Council...
