The festival has dealt with sufficient turmoil since barring the group from one of the largest events of its kind worldwide.
The Berlin Police confirmed that an investigation into hate incitement has been opened at the Police State Security Criminal Office.
Berlin Rabbi Reuven Yaacobov is accused of using his rabbinical status to force women to comply with his sexual demands over more than a decade.
Now, Yaacobov has been fired from his position as the rabbi of Tiferet Israel, Berlin’s Sephardic synagogue, because of the alleged misconduct.
They stood the very tracks from which more than 50,000 members of Berlin's Jewish Community were deported to concentration camps.
The Central Council has said it cannot legally pass along government funds for the Jewish Community of Berlin.
Rabbi Walter Homolka faced allegations of sexual harassment scandal involving his husband, who was also his employee.
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