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 Jewish students urge Munich university to cancel BDS talk

The event is titled “Israel, Palestine and the limits of what is sayable.”

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, Germany, 2016.

Head of German Jewish community revealed to be non-Jewish

The case of Wolfgang Seibert’s alleged fake Jewish identity is not the first instance of non-Jewish Germans falsely depicting their religious background.

Supporters of the Anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) hold German flags during a protest in Berlin, Germany May 27, 2018

German Jews call far-right party's 'Jews in the Afd' a marketing ploy

Alternative for Germany's Fuhl says they are probably the most pro-Israel party in the Bundestag

Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland, top candidates of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD)

German Jewish council urges end of Iran-Germany trade

In a statement to 'The Jerusalem Post', Dr. Josef Schuster, the head of the Central Council, did not mince words: “I endorse an immediate stop of any economic relation with Iran."

President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, speaks during a demonstration in front of a synagogue

Jewish man assaulted in Berlin for wearing a Star of David

The victim told Deutsche Welle that when a member of the group saw his Star of David he shouted “anti-Semitic insults,” grabbed the cigarette from his mouth and punched him.

An aerial view of Berlin, Germany.

Syrian man confesses to attacking kippa wearer in Berlin and apologizes

The alleged assailant turned himself in two days after the April 17 attack.

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

ABOVE THE FOLD: Wear the kippa with pride

The kippa has a long history. It has no real legal foundation within Judaism, but is instead a perfect example of how a tradition takes on the power of law.

A MAN wearing a kippa waits for the start of a demonstration against antisemitism at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in 2014

Berlin Jews call on residents to show solidarity in 'Wear a Kippa' rally

The rally comes just after an antisemitic attack in the city in which 2 men wearing kippas were harassed by a man who struck them with a belt.

A MAN wearing a kippa waits for the start of a demonstration against antisemitism at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in 2014

Merkel: Refugees bring a new type of antisemitism to Germany

Chancellor ‘embarrassed’ Jewish institutions in Germany need security in 2018.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' submits final request for clemency

Despite continuing efforts to put Nazi war criminals on trial, the old age and failing health of suspected perpetrators often prove to be a stumbling block for prosecutors.

Oskar Groening, defendant and former Nazi SS officer dubbed the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", is pictured in the courtroom during his trial in Lueneburg, Germany, July 15, 2015.