Halle

Three years after the synagogue attack in Halle, Germany mourns

Officials held events Sunday in commemoration of the gruesome Yom Kippur massacre.

An onlooker examines the bullet marks that were still visible on the door to the synagogue in Halle, Germany, July 20, 2020.
The damaged door of a synagogue is seen in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

German Jews raise $40,000 for Halle kebab shop targeted in deadly attack

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Israeli Ambassador to Hungary praises Viktor Orban's government

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

German court sentences Halle synagogue gunman to life in prison


Halle Synagogue shooter trial to begin this week in Germany

If convicted in the upcoming trial, he will likely serve a lifetime sentence.

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

Police in Halle say local Jews requested no Yom Kippur protection

Police have admitted that they were unaware that October 9 was Yom Kippur last year.

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

German Halle synagogue shooter attempts prison escape

The escape attempt comes as the Halle Jewish community finds itself the target of a number of antisemitic incidents in recent days

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

More than 2,000 antisemitic crimes in Germany, highest rate since 2001

The number of antisemitic crimes in 2019 was 13% higher than it was in 2018.

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

Twitch announces safety advisory board following Halle synagogue shooting stream

Though the video did not remain on Twitch for long, it was captured and shared on other platforms.

Attendees walk past a Twitch logo in Los Angeles

German monitor: Antisemitic incidents have increased since Halle shooting

In the Halle attack, two people were killed near the synagogue when the alleged gunman could not enter the building.

People lay flowers outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting.

German prosecutor files charges against neo-Nazi for Yom Kippur attack

Balliet murdered two Germans in October as part of his attempted blood bath on the congregants at the synagogue.

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

German authorities tackle far-right extremism; Jews: ‘What took so long?’

Both the Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue in Halle last October and the assassination in June of a pro-refugee politician, Walter Lubcke, were carried out by assailants affiliated with the far right.

Supporters attend an election campaign of Germany's far-right Alternative For Germany (AFD) party ahead of Saxony state elections in Dresden, Germany, August 25, 2019.

Germany state launches investigation into police response to Halle attack

About 50 worshippers were in the synagogue when the attack started shortly after noon on Oct. 9. The assailant filmed the attack with his own camera.

A security officer walks at the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 11, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

Muslims are inveterately hostile to Jews: False narrative

Muslims are speaking out – and acting out – every day in defense of Jews who are under attack.

A CANDLELIGHT vigil in the aftermath of the attack on the Poway synagogue.