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.

 Designated German Family Minister Karin Prien poses for a picture, on the day of a CDU party conference to formally sign off on a coalition agreement reached with the Social Democrats, in Berlin, Germany April 28, 2025.
 Pro-Palestinian poster hanging at the Northwestern University campus

Individuals who post 'From the River to the Sea' to be denied German citizenship

A new Jewish synagogue and community center in Potsdam, Germany dedicated on July 5, 2024 is home to four congregations.

Four congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany

 From right to left: Greg Schneider, Executive Vice President of the Claims Conference Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, Special Negotiator for the Claims Conference Negotiations Delegation Ambassador Colette Avital

Ensuring 'dignity': Germany increases funds for Holocaust survivors by $114m


Dead Sea Scrolls do not belong to Israel, Germany says

The Israel Antiquities Authority refuses to allow the scrolls to leave Israel due to Germany's decision, prompting the cancellation of a Bible Museum exhibit.

Visitors look at a facsimile of the Isaiah Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, displayed inside the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem September 26, 2011.

‘Nazi Grandma’ in Germany will serve jail time

At the end of the trial she handed out leaflets to journalists, the judge and prosecutor titled “Only the truth will set you free.”

Ursula Haverbeck infamously known as 'Nazi grandma.'

German Jews stop wearing Kippot due to Muslim attacks

"Germans more than any other people in Europe should understand what starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews."

A man wears a kippa.

Karl Lagerfeld bashes Germany for welcoming Jews' 'worst enemies'

The Chanel designer caused a major controversy after advising that Germany close its gates to Muslim immigrants.

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.

The Israeli NGO that is bringing relief to America’s disaster areas

IsraAID volunteers often act as coordinators, a skill cultivated in a country where teenagers are thrust into leadership positions in the army.

IsraAID Greeting Syrian refugees on a Greek beach.

No holds barred: Today’s Germans are not responsible for the Holocaust

Judaism embraces horizontal accountability, whereby a generation of people who voted in Hitler democratically must be held accountable for their choices.

LEAVES COVER the ground in a park in Germany.

Leader of far-right German party says Jews have nothing to fear

Afd leader claims his party has nothing in it Jewish people should be alarmed about.

Alexander Gauland, top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) speaks during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 25, 2017.

Opposition MKs fear rise of ‘dangerous’ far-right in Germany

Likud lawmaker Yehudah Glick calls to reach out to AfD Party.

A demonstrator protests against anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland in Germany

German far-Right worries European Jewish groups

“Antisemitism - both on the far right, and with its new mask of anti-Zionism on the far left – is rising across the globe - including in parts of Germany."

Alice Weidel (R), top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) reacts after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017.

Merkel on track for 4th term, far right makes historic gains

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) stunned the establishment by finishing third and entering parliament for the first time with 13.5 percent of the vote.

German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union CDU Angela Merkel votes in the general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017.