Germans and jews
German gov't appoints Holocaust survivors' granddaughter as first Jewish minister in 100 years
Karin Prien is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and will be the first Jewish Woman to serve at this level and the first Jew since 1922.
Individuals who post 'From the River to the Sea' to be denied German citizenship
Four congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany
Ensuring 'dignity': Germany increases funds for Holocaust survivors by $114m
The top ten worst antisemitic incidents of 2022 - SWC
In a year filled with antisemitic rhetoric and attacks, the Shimon Wiesenthal Center ranked their ten most prominent antisemitic incidents of 2022.
Famous Nazi-fighting duo speak about a documentary about their lives
The Klarsfelds, have been making headlines for decades and now have a documentary about their lives being shown at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival.
Battle lines deepen in bruising fight for control of Germany’s liberal Jewish institutions
It is virtually assured that yet more slings and arrows will fly before all is said and done - the UPJ could even break apart.
German-Iranian arrested for throwing Molotov cocktail at synagogue
The German-Iranian citizen is suspected of being responsible for multiple attacks on synagogues in Germany on November 18.
Lufthansa becomes first airline to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
The announcement comes after the airline barred a large group of Orthodox Jewish passengers from boarding a flight back in May.
Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? - analysis
In a DW column titled “Why the increasing number of converts is a problem for Judaism,” Avitall Gerstetter charged that too many people in Germany convert for the wrong reasons.
An Israeli president in the Bundestag: Still moving after all these years - analysis
Even though an Israeli president addressing the German parliament is no longer novel, it remains symbolic and significant and moving.
Antisemitic crimes in Germany increased by 29% in 2021 - gov't report
3,027 antisemitic incidents were registered last year, up from 2,351 in 2020, according to the German government's annual report.
Dortmund is latest German city to ban yellow stars at COVID protests
Dortmund police announced that wearing of the yellow Star of David printed with the word “unvaccinated” is banned at protests effective immediately.
German dictionary says the word ‘Jew’ is discriminatory
“For me, the word ‘Jew’ is neither a swear word nor discriminatory,” Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, told German media Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
