Jews in germany

A dangerous habit: Legislating hatred one step at a time - opinion

Britain’s wider policy choices also deserve scrutiny. The government has placed restrictions on certain materials connected to Israel’s defense while deciding to admit more people from Gaza.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026.
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 police officers stand guard, July 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. Ilustrative.

Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle for wearing Star of David necklace, police say

A supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a German flag as she attends AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund's campaign event ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany, September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life - analysis


German Jewish leader:Antisemitism is in the heart of German society

She described a daily climate of “aggressive antisemitism” that exists in Germany.

Charlotte Knobloch

PFLP celebrates jubilee year in Berlin

‘Death to Zionism,’ supporters chant in YouTube video, emphasizing violence.

Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza

German Justice Minister: Holocaust must be bigger part of migrant courses

More than a million migrants have arrived in Germany in the last three years, many of them fleeing conflict in the Middle East, causing concern that antisemitism could increase.

People visit the second job fair for migrants and refugees in Berlin, Germany.

A boy murdered for his gelt and 4 other wild Hanukka stories from the past

From deadly antisemitism to the triumphs of Jewish life after the Holocaust, these stories all paint an indelible picture of the 20th century Jewish experience.

Hanukka in Fuerstenfeldbruck DP Camp, Germany, 1945

150 German-speaking Jewish leaders gather in Jerusalem

Annual JAFI event held in Israel this year to mark 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification.

German-speaking Jewish leaders gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Turns out a Jewish woman was Miss Germany in 2011

The story of Jewish Miss Germany and the world of beauty pageants isn’t as straightforward as it seems.

Valeria Bystritskaia on instagram

Berlin Jews blast teachers for discriminatory labor strike

Leftist GEW union has yet to reject Nazi past

An employee of the chancellery sweeps the red carpet in front of the honour guard before a welcoming ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 2, 2016.

For the first time ever, Miss Germany could be a Jew

German-Jewish pageant queen Tamar Morali sees her success as an achievement for the Jewish people.

Tamar Morali

German, Austrian contributions to Israel celebrated at Galilee event

The Yekke Museum is devoted to the documentation of the people of the Fifth Aliya – those who fled Austria and Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

Stef Wertheimer next to a picture of himself as a child in an advertisement for margarine taken 81 years ago.

German Jews cut ties with local Turkish group due to antisemitism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs to spy on dissidents, says Jens Meyer-Wellmann, deputy editor of the 'Hamburger Abendblatt' newspaper.

Supporters listen to the speech by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a rally for the upcoming referendum in Istanbul, Turkey