Angela Merkel’s departure from politics is a sad moment for many German Jews
For the German and wider European Jewish establishment, Merkel's departure marks the loss of a reliable partner for the Jewish community.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lights a candle at the memorial of the divided city and the victims of communist tyranny during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Wall memorial on Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/FABRIZIO BENSCH)ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
