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.
Antisemitism ‘everywhere’ in German universities, student union president tells 'Post' - interview
German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis
Standing Unafraid: Why Jewish Visibility in Europe Matters Now More Than Ever
My German grandmother’s childhood autograph book survived the Holocaust
Jenny Katz Bachenheimer's book, known in German as a “Poesiealbum,” accompanied the family when my mother and grandparents escaped the Nazis in the 1930s.
German police do push-ups on Holocaust monument
Accessible to the public, visitors are asked to refrain from performing offensive behaviors at the memorial • acts of indecency have been reported in the past
6,500 Holocaust survivors to receive pension from Germany for first time
6,500 Holocaust survivors will receive pensions from Germany, including Russian, German, Israeli and French nationals who hid in Nazi-occupied territory.
Angela Merkel’s departure from politics is a sad moment for many German Jews
For the German and wider European Jewish establishment, Merkel's departure marks the loss of a reliable partner for the Jewish community.
What are Jews voting for in Germany’s elections?
Jews make up less than 1% of Germany’s population of 83 million; for many, Jewish issues pale in comparison to some that the entire country is wrestling with, such as climate change and inequality.
There may be hope for Germany yet where antisemitism is concerned
Perhaps there is hope for Germany through education of the young, to show antisemitism and anti-Israel propaganda for what it is – an indoctrinatory tool for extremists.
Rise in German antisemitism, extremism has Jews questioning their future
Several reports have shown that right-wing extremism has even seeped into the country’s police forces, including one elite squad that the government disbanded over its “toxic leadership.”
German Jews thrive despite ongoing antisemitism a year after Halle attack
Even post-Holocaust, there is a continuity of antisemitism and hate in Germany over the past decades, and Halle is another link in the long chain of antisemitic attacks and rhetoric.
Amid pandemic, Halle Jews forced out of synagogue again year after attack
The synagogue was full to its capacity of about 100 last October when a white supremacist gunman tried to blast open the building’s armored door on Yom Kippur.
Animal rights activists in Cologne deface city's Holocaust memorial
The protesters, seeking to protest against factory farming methods and draw public attention, painted the memorial with red dye to simulate blood.
