Germans and jews
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 gov't appoints Holocaust survivors' granddaughter as first Jewish minister in 100 years
Individuals who post 'From the River to the Sea' to be denied German citizenship
Four congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany
German dictionary says the word ‘Jew’ is discriminatory
“For me, the word ‘Jew’ is neither a swear word nor discriminatory,” Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, told German media Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
Ruth Schreiber brings Jews and Germans together through art
This is further proof of ordinary Germans’ concern for their collective history, and that their Jewish neighbors should not be forgotten.
Man injures head after falling from block at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
The Holocaust Memorial near the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag was inaugurated in 2005 and consists of 2,700 concrete blocks.
Schalke fans bring Nazi deportation of local Jews to new light
The project investigates municipal, state and federal archives for the stories of victims who were deported from Gelsenkirchen, the hometown city of the Schalke 04 soccer team.
German president lauds Jewish culture in Germany, warns of antisemitism
Steinmeier added that Jewish contributions to German culture "made a decisive contribution" to Germany's emergence into the Modern Age.
Short film explodes stereotypes about being young, Jewish, misunderstood
“It’s a community that nobody knows about. When you ask Germans where Jews come from, they think of Israel or America.”
How Israel-EU relations have been impacted by Germany’s Council presidency
The Israeli government marked July 1, the first day of Germany’s presidency, as the date it can begin annexation of territories in the West Bank.
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 NGOs, MPs make Wiesenthal list of top 2020 antisemitism outbreaks
Warning about 're-legitimization' of dangerous antisemitic BDS movement in Germany.
I survived the Halle synagogue attack and now I face my attacker in court
I decided to be a co-plaintiff in this trial in order to play a role in the fight against right-wing extremism.