Jews in germany

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

German authorities arrested a 36-year-old Lebanese man at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for Hamas-linked terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites.

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

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

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

 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.

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


German Jews cut ties with local Turkish group due to antisemitism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs to spy on dissidents, says Jens Meyer-Wellmann, deputy editor of the 'Hamburger Abendblatt' newspaper.

Supporters listen to the speech by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a rally for the upcoming referendum in Istanbul, Turkey

Writer under fire for demonizing German Jews

The journalist suggested undue Jewish power in the media.

A man wearing a yarmulke looks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

The rise of Germany's far-right: Its impact on Europe and Israel

AfD deputy chair Beatrix von Storch tells 'The Jerusalem Report' that Israel could be a role model for Germany.

Member of the European Parliament Beatrix von Storch speaks at a press conference of the Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Berlin

Where will Germany's Jews stand in the country's upcoming elections?

How will the Jewish community channel its feelings towards the ongoing refugee crisis in Germany and Europe into a political decision?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes an address during an anti-Semitism demo at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate September 14, 2014.

Widow of Holocaust survivor donates $22 million to German zoo

Though history, time and distance had separated them, Elizabeth and Arnulf never forgot Cologne or the beloved zoo.

UNESCO World Heritage Cologne Cathedral and the Hohenzollern railway bridge along the Rhine

Deputy Mayor of Frankfurt seeks to ban 'deeply antisemitic' BDS

The boycott movement targeting Israel is “deeply antisemitic and should have no place in Frankfurt,” the deputy mayor of Frankfurt said.

Protesters attend a rally against anti-Semitism in Frankfurt August 31, 2014.

The three Germanies

An introduction to "old Germany, new Germany and 'mutant' Germany."

Attendee at Neo-Nazi concert, Themar, Germany, July 2017

The German media and the demonization of Israel

Nazi Germany demonized the Jews by claiming that they were an inferior race. Tens of millions of contemporary Germans demonize Israel by viewing them as Nazis.

PEOPLE HOLD Palestinian flags during the Conference of Palestinians in Berlin in 2015.

Social media to blame for growing antisemitism, German president says

Addressing a crowd at a historic synagogue, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier affirms Germany's commitment to its Jews, while condemning increasing anti-Jewish sentiment.

A man wearing a kippah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Germans demonstrate against Frankfurt anti-Israel event

The demonstrators said the conference on “50 Years of Israeli Occupation” targeted Israel with antisemitism.

Protesters attend a rally against anti-Semitism in Frankfurt August 31, 2014.