Jews in germany

Germany's Merz visits Berlin's Chabad brass with officials in solidarity with rising antisemitism

The visit, which also included the President of the Bundestag (German parliament), Julia Klöckner, represents the highest meeting between German officials and the Jewish community in recent years.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with Berlin's Chabad rabbi, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, at Berlin's synagogue.
RON DEKEL, president of the Jewish Students' Union of Germany (JSUD).

Antisemitism ‘everywhere’ in German universities, student union president tells 'Post' - interview

An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis

Anna Staroselsky giving a speech about the rise of antisemitism after Oct 7th, at a demonstration, "Fridays for Israel“ at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK), in November 2023

Standing Unafraid: Why Jewish Visibility in Europe Matters Now More Than Ever


German parents name baby after former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, likely to be rejected by court

German parents can grant any name they wish upon birth, but all names must later be approved by the registry office to ensure that it appears on the population register, Judische Allgemeine reported.

UKL welcoming the birth of baby Yahya Sinwar, August 3, 2025.

Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100

Weinrauch’s story of survival — and how she discovered, at 88, the joy of ballroom dancing — was the subject of a 2015 documentary, “Fascination: Helena’s Story.”

 Holocaust survivor Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, who wore the same hand-knit sweater to the first Passover seder every year for the past 75 years, has died at 100.

Hitler's former Jewish neighbor recounts life in Nazi Germany - report

Now 100 years old, Edgar Feuchtwanger recalls living across the street from Hitler in 1920s and 1930s Munich—and the chilling turn that forced his family to flee.

German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute

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.

Stef Wertheimer, founder of ISCAR and Zionist visionary, dies at 98

Stef was the patriarch of one of Israel's richest families, having built up his ISCAR business from the ground up.

 Stef Wertheimer pictured during an interview with Reuters in his office, May 21, 2013.

Berlin Jewish community hides identity over fears of antisemitism

The number of antisemitic incidents in Berlin in the first half of 2024 was higher than the whole total for 2023.

 Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, April 6, 2024.

Germany’s coalition parties back resolution to protect Jewish life, address rising antisemitism

German coalition agrees on steps to combat rising antisemitism, better jewish life in Germany, and support Israel.

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz holds a government statement on the subject of "One year of the times-turn - strengthen Germany's security and alliances, continue to support Ukraine" during a plenary session of the lower house of parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, March 2, 2023

German states open to revoking dual nationality of citizens committing antisemitic crimes

Six of Germany's sixteen federal states would be open to amending the existing citizenship law.

 Hand holds Passport of citizen of Germany on background of flag of Germany.

Germany’s Baden-Württemberg vows to protect Jewish community amid surge in antisemitism

Germany’s Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister, Thomas Strobl, reassured the Jewish community of protection amid rising antisemitism following the October 7 Hamas attacks.

 An Israeli flag flutters in front of the Israeli consulate after German police opened fire on a suspect who appeared to be carrying a gun near the Israeli consulate and a Nazi history museum in central Munich, Germany, September 5, 2024

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

The use of maps in which the territory of the State of Israel is replaced with the colors of the Palestinian flag is also in contravention of the law.

 Pro-Palestinian poster hanging at the Northwestern University campus