germans and jews

Berlin film festival bars far-right party criticized by Jews from gala opening event

The festival has dealt with sufficient turmoil since barring the group from one of the largest events of its kind worldwide.

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
10/02/2024

Antisemitic incidents have surged 320% in Germany since Oct. 7

Jewish life is becoming less visible in Germany, as Jews refrain from wearing identifiable symbols and speaking Hebrew in public.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
30/11/2023

Popular German author says Orthodox Jews don’t work except for ‘diamond trading’ and ‘finance'

In this moment of exceptional pain, the strength and endurance of the US-Israel alliance offers a traumatized Israeli populace a measure of solace.

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
18/10/2023

Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes in shocking video

Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.

Israeli soccer star signs with German powerhouse Bayern Munich

Israeli player Daniel Peretz will join FC Bayern Munich's history, following the footsteps of Lothar Matthaus, a former Bayern Munich midfielder.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
24/08/2023

Andrea Pancur, singer who bridged German and Yiddish song traditions, dies at 54

Although raised Catholic, Pancur felt an affinity with the Yiddish musical culture that thrived for centuries across Europe before its devastation by the Holocaust.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
23/08/2023

Windows shattered at headquarters of Holocaust memorial site foundation in Germany

Police told German news media that an unknown number of perpetrators tore an information board from the building’s outside wall and used it to smash the windows

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
17/08/2023

How Donald Trump convinced the son and grandson of Jewish refugees to get German citizenship

"I wholeheartedly believe the restoration of citizenship is equivalent to giving the finger to Hitler and his henchmen, while simultaneously accepting the hand of modern Germans."

By STEVE NORTH/JTA
05/07/2023
Swastika graffiti is seen painted at the Jewish Synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Tefilla

German gov’t says 506 antisemitic crimes in fourth quarter of 2022

Authorities are only investigating 292 suspects out of the 506 incidents.

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