Germans and jews

Jews 'don't feel safe' three years after October 7, Germany’s new antisemitism czar tells 'Post'

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: After a decade leading the EU’s fight against antisemitism, Katharina von Schnurbein says Germany must be at the forefront, and Germans can’t stay silent.

GERMAN COMMISSIONER for Jewish Life and the Fight against Antisemitism Dr. Katharina von Schnurbein  plans to spend her first 100 days traveling to all of Germany’s federal states, meeting Jewish communities, regional antisemitism commissioners, civil society organizations, businesses, and church re
German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader, Friedrich Merz, walks to attend a press conference, after the state elections, in Berlin, Germany, September 21, 2026.

'Unrestrained antisemitism': German politicians, Jewish leaders warn over Left Party’s rise

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with Berlin's Chabad rabbi, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, at Berlin's synagogue.

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

 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.

German gov't appoints Holocaust survivors' granddaughter as first Jewish minister in 100 years


Jewish government worker in Berlin was subjected to antisemitic harassment

The employee, who was not a driver for Chancellor Angela Merkel, reported the incidents to the federal government’s antisemitism commissioner in the Ministry of the Interior

People attend a demonstration themed with the slogan "#unteilbar" (indivisible) to protest against antisemitism, racism and nationalism in Berlin, Germany, October 13, 2019

Four German parties call for ban of Hezbollah activities

Hezbollah’s “political wing” operates in Germany by raising funds, recruiting new members and spreading antisemitic and jihadi ideologies.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry the party's flag in Beirut

Book review: A haunting testimony to survival

Home is a word which evokes a sense of security. It is where families gather for meals and conversations. It’s reading in a cozy chair, looking out on a picturesque landscape.

The Crate:  A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice Deborah Vadas Levison Wildblue Press 2019 $14.48; 358 pages (Paperback)

Antisemitism in German public school causes Jewish teen to transfer

According to German news reports, Alina R. had encouraged her son to speak with a teacher about the problem. The teacher did not take any action, she said.

A CLASSROOM

German union leader compares Israel to Nazi master race, forced to resign

His comments, made on Facebook, praised the recent decision by the EU to label Israeli products from the West Bank.

West Bank factory

Angela Merkel deserved the World Jewish Congress award and here's why

Merkel has, indeed, been strong in our defense. She has been, at times, a lone voice among European leaders defending Israel.

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder presents German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Theodor Herzl Award

Christian groups gift Torah scroll to German Jewish community of Thuringia

The gift comes a year ahead of the launch of “Nine Centuries of Jewish life in Thuringia.”

A TORAH SCROLL.

'Bild': German president, MPs, diplomat ‘make antisemitism respectable’

Bild wrote “Madness: In February, the federal president sent ‘warm congratulations’ to the antisemitic mullah regime on its national day, ‘also on behalf of my compatriots.'”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany December 12, 2018

Bauhaus exhibition in Germany blames ‘Zionists’ with Nazi cooperation

In the German city of Dessau, an exhibition opened about the architectural style now associated with Tel Aviv, so why does it claim ‘Zionists’ worked with Nazis?

Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus buildings

New exhibit to show the secrets of the Yekke Jewish community

The exhibit will focus of the various life stories and secrets in the community

Museum catalog