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Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized in latest antisemitic vandalism incident

The memorial for the 32,000 deported Jews has faced repeated vandalism since its creation, with it being splashed with white paint and covered in parcel tape in August.

A Stolperstein or a 'stumbling stone' with the words, "here lived Margot Bendheim, born 1921, deported 1944 - Theresienstadt, survived" engraved in memory of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender, is embedded in front of the house where she once lived, after she died on May 9 at the age of 103.
People attend a commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on January 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized, covered in green graffiti, police say

THE FREE University Berlin (Freie Universitaet Berlin) stands at twilight on February 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Violent assault on Jewish student in Berlin not antisemitic in motive, appeals court rules

Rabbi A. Goldberg of Rabbinical Centre of Europe, German President F.W. Steinmeier, Rabbi Y. Teichtal, Chief Rabbi of Berlin & head of Chabad Berlin, Rabbi K. Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel

Jerusalem Post and Chabad highlight global Hanukkah menorah lightings


How the Berlin Jewish Museum became a political lightning rod

“The Jewish Museum Berlin sees itself as a forum for discussions and conversations about socially relevant questions… And in this case, it has gone very badly wrong.”

The exterior design, which forms a zig-zag design (forming the Star of David from the air

German Jews say Jewish Museum “out of control” due to BDS support

Calls for possible dropping of ‘Jewish’ in museum’s name.

THE JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN, once known as the City of Berlin Museum

'Anti-Jewish' Museum in Berlin under fire for supporting BDS

THE JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN, once known as the City of Berlin Museum

German politician urges to cancel event with Malaysia due to antisemitism

In a statement issued by the social democratic politician Michaele Engelmeier, she called for a cancellation of sports events in Malaysia.

Volker Beck of Germany's environmental party Die Gruenen (The Greens), Berlin, 2017.

Jewish man assaulted in Berlin for wearing a Star of David

The victim told Deutsche Welle that when a member of the group saw his Star of David he shouted “anti-Semitic insults,” grabbed the cigarette from his mouth and punched him.

An aerial view of Berlin, Germany.

German court sentences Syrian to 4 weeks detention for antisemitic attack

Video of the attack caused a public outcry in April when it was posted on the internet.

The German flag is pictured at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017

Amid rising antisemitism, German Jews are not alone

The time has come for us all to unite against hatred of Jews and other minorities, and to put a stop to xenophobia and discrimination, no matter where it comes from.

People wear kippas at a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue denouncing an antisemitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018

Man wearing kippa assaulted on Berlin street

The assailant lashed the kippa-clad Jewish man with his belt and repeated the Arabic word for Jew, “Yahudi.”

Boy wearing a kippa

German-Jewish teen says fleeing Berlin for Israel over schoolyard antisemitism

15-year-old Liam Ruckert, whose mother is Israeli, plans on relocating to Israel to continue his studies.

A man wearing a yarmulke looks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Jews of Berlin can now officially study with Dirshu

For Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter, supporting Jewish education in Europe preserves our people because Jews are not only tied together because of our genetic pool, but primarily because of Torah.

An aerial view of Berlin, Germany.