On Monday evening, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz struggled to hold back his tears as he gave an emotional speech celebrating the reopening of the synagogue in Munich. The synagogue on ...
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He leads a secular Arab school, teaches about the Holocaust, and has publicly condemned antisemitism and Islamist violence.
A Muslim guest sits next to a Jewish one during an ordination ceremony at the Rykestrasse Synagogue in Berlin in September 2024. Omer Messinger/Getty Images The consequences of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, ...
Less than two weeks before German state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, the Central Council of Jews in Germany and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in Berlin have issued a warning about the rise ...
In a statement, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, said 'the brutal attack on human lives in Solingen leaves me stunned and deeply saddened.' Flowers and candles lying close to the site of Friday's attack ...
Germany’s election on Sunday sent a clear, unsettling message with record turnout and a clear anti-immigration pitch. While the center-right Christian Democrats secured victory, it was the far-right ...
A shopkeeper in Germany has sparked nationwide outrage after posting an antisemitic sign in the window banning Jews from the store. The message, which was placed on the door of a shop in the northern ...
We like to think we’re more civilized than our ancestors. The recent murder of at least 15 people celebrating Hanukkah on ...