German Jewry

Potsdam:

German state capital gets first freestanding synagogue

Four congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany.

Germany:

Jewish leaders alarmed after AfD's victory in local election

Jewish leaders in Germany concerned that far-right party's local election victory “could open the floodgates”.

‘Antisemitism threatens democracy as a whole’

German antisemitism commissioner warns that combating antisemitism is a permanent responsibility.

Germany to improve security in Jewish sites

Announcement comes ahead of one-year anniversary of anti-Semitic attack in Halle on Yom Kippur.

New Torah scroll - on Adolf Hitler Street

Freiburg Jews hold parade welcoming new Torah scroll on street which was named after Hitler 80 years ago.

German Jews moving to Israel due to rising anti-Semitism

Days after warning Jews not safe when donning skullcaps publicly, Merkel suggests stationing police at every Jewish building in Germany.

German Jews honor non-Jewish Zionist journalist

Mathias Döpfner, journalist who made war anti-Semitism 'personal concern,' receives Leo Baeck Prize from Central Council of Jews in Germany.

A German Jewish community’s longtime leader may not be Jewish

Report claims leader of Jewish community near Hamburg, Germany not Jewish, has been imposter for decades.

Germany Replenishes Itself With 6 Million Muslims

Munich Compromises on Controversial Holocaust Memorial

Long campaign to bring 'stumbling project' project to humanize Holocaust victims in Munich rejected - with the Jewish community's support.

German Anti-Semitism Commission to Include Two Jews

Following criticism, Germany's Interior Ministry appoints two Jews to a new commission on anti-Semitism.

German Police Beef Up Security in Jewish Areas of Bremen

Police step up security of the Jewish community in the German city of Bremen amid a heightened danger from Islamist terrorists.

Berlin: Jewish Magazine Goes Incognito Due to Anti-Semitism

Jewish magazine to be delivered in plain envelopes, as community leaders note Israelis being beaten for being Jews.

German Anti-Semitism Commission Fails to Include Jews

German Jewish groups outraged as government creates a new commission on anti-Semitism without including any Jews in it.

Watch: How German Jews View Calls for Israelis to Move to Berlin

Campaign to urge Israelis to move to Germany may have bungled the facts, according to a local Bnei Akiva leader.

German Jewish Community Condemns Virulent Anti-Semitism

Multiple incidents in Germany and throughout Europe lead to outcry over 'explosion of hate.'

German Jews shocked at far right's EU success

'Anti-Semitism does not belong in Europe,' German leader warns, days after Belgium shooting.

Hamburg's Jewish Leadership Ignores Yom HaZikaron

100 More Works From Stolen Nazi Art Trove Revealed

New works include Picasso, Cezanne, Gaugin; total of 590 works to be put online in search of original owners.