Posts Tagged: Germany Antisemitism
‘Disgusting’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Nixes Visit to Contemporary Art Festival Over Antisemitic Display
Germany's federal chancellor has pulled out of a visit to a major contemporary art show in the city of Kassel in protest at the presence...
Crudely Antisemitic Mural Removed From Top Art Show in Germany as Controversy Over Jew-Hatred Roils On
The storm over antisemitism at one of the world's leading contemporary art shows continued unabated on Tuesday as organizers removed a mural that included crudely...
Leading Contemporary Art Show Opens in Germany Amid Political Storm Over ‘Antisemitic’ Exhibits
The top official tasked with combating antisemitism in Germany has criticized a leading art show that was opened by the country's president on Saturday for...
Medieval Antisemitic Carving Can Remain at Historic Church, German Judge Rules
A federal appeal court in Germany has ruled against a Jewish activist who sought the removal of an anti-Jewish carving from the 13th century that...
Jews in Germany ‘Under Massive Threat,’ Community Leader Warns
Jewish life in Germany is "under massive threat" amid a resurgence of white nationalism and antisemitic hate crimes, a European Jewish leader warned on Wednesday. Josef...
Top German Antisemitism Official Expresses Concern That Major Art Show Is Boycotting Israel
The failure of a major contemporary art show in Germany to invite Israeli artists to exhibit suggests its curators have endorsed the international boycott campaign...
Antisemitic German COVID-19 Conspiracy Theorist Will Face Incitement Charges After All
An outspoken COVID-19 conspiracy theorist in Germany who was cleared of antisemitic incitement charges last November is to face criminal proceedings after all. The public prosecutor...
Facing Legal Action for Alleged Discrimination Against Jewish Passengers, German Airline Lufthansa Issues Apology
The German airline Lufthansa has apologized for an incident last week in which more than 100 Orthodox Jews traveling in separate groups were collectively prevented...
Orthodox Jews Allege Antisemitic Discrimination After German Airline Lufthansa Prevents Them From Boarding Connecting Flight
More than 100 Orthodox Jews were prevented by the German airline Lufthansa from boarding a connecting flight at Frankfurt Airport last week, following a row...
German Jewish Singer Gil Ofarim Sticks by Antisemitism Allegations Despite Local Prosecutor’s Skepticism
Gil Ofarim, the German Jewish singer who accused a hotel in the city of Leipzig of antisemitic discrimination in an incident that electrified the German media...
German Police Investigate Leaflets Calling for ‘Liquidation’ of Jews by 2023
German police are investigating the distribution of crudely antisemitic leaflets that urged the elimination of all Jews among residents of a town in the southern...
Up-and-Coming German Film Star Condemned for Attendance at Antisemitic ‘Free Palestine’ Demonstration
A German actor who starred in a movie released last year about the antisemitism faced by an Iranian Jewish teenager has been identified as a...
Following Antisemitic Incitement at Pro-Palestinian Rally, Berlin Politicians Urge Tougher Police Crackdown
Muslim activists in Germany who chanted antisemitic slogans at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin last Saturday were motivated not by a personal connection to the conflict,...
German Jewish Community Opens Passover Seders Around the Country to Ukrainian Refugees
Refugees from Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be among the guests at 105 Passover seders that are being held around Germany on Friday night, the...
