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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


Israeli Veganism: Introducing the land of soy milk and date honey to the world

WZO uses Israel’s vegan culture to cultivate connections with Israel.

A vegan cooking class at the Nosh Berlin food festival in Germany

Much to see, feel and do in Berlin

Despite the recent Christmas market terrorist attack, tourists will still flock to this city because it is a mecca of art and music.

The Brandenburg Gate, the stark, scarred archway in Berlin, Germany

Berlin attack: A game changer?

Usually, the Jews are the first ones to feel the negative impact of large immigration from Muslim countries with high percentages of antisemites.

STICKERS WITH the words ‘Merkel must go’ lie on the pavement during a protest in Berlin.

Ideological preoccupation

In the face of the Berlin attack, some media commentators in Germany try to maintain a politically correct worldview and disqualify those who disagree with it.

GERMANS WITH signs of love after the Christmas market terrorist attack in Berlin.

Europe’s Jews prepare public Hanukkah events to ‘drive out darkness’

From Germany to France to the Netherlands, Jewish communities insist to continue Hanukkah celebrations despite security risks: "It's our way of driving out the darkness that is terrorism."

Rabbi Teichtel testing out menorah lighting in Berlin

At Berlin's Christmas market, a silent night

A sign at the entrance offered condolences to the victims and stated that the market would go on, in consultation with police, but tonight without music.

Disused playground at the Kulturbrauerei Christmas market in Berlin, the day after the attack.

Israeli embassy says antisemitic German teacher incites hate

Glanz, a hardcore BDS activist, said it would not be absurd to eradicate Israel and relocate Jewish Israelis to the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Teacher Christoph Glanz stands next to Palestinian slingshot graffiti.

Syrian refugees attend Berlin Jewish parade

City’s rabbi calls for unity ahead of local election.

Sryian Refugees in Berlin

Berlin moves on despite terror threat

On the M1 tram from Prenzlauer Berg to the happening Mitte district, Alexander Ehrle, an attorney, was hesitant to point the finger at Islamist terrorism.

A SCENE from Berlin, with the Oberbaum Bridge in the foreground

Syrian refugees join Berlin Jewish community for last night of Hanukkah

Giant menorah in Brandenburg Square sends a message that ‘peace and tolerance are stronger than any dispute,’ says Chabad head in German capital.

People stand in front of a giant eight- branched candelabrum Menorah in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on December 6, 2015 at the start of the holiday of the jewish religious festival of lights Hanukkah.