A JEWISH father was allegedly spat at, verbally abused and then assaulted in front of his children in broad daylight on a Berlin street as antisemitism continues to surge across the country.
The 47-year-old, who was wearing a kippah, was walking with his two children in the German capital’s smart Charlottenburg district when a man is said to have started following them.
According to investigators, the suspect then hurled antisemitic insults at the family and spat at them as they walked along Uhlandstrasse.
When the father challenged the man about his behaviour, he was then allegedly struck in the face.
A 45-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman who tried to intervene were also subjected to antisemitic abuse and threats, it is claimed.
Police were called to the scene and arrested a 31-year-old man, who was then taken into custody.
He underwent a blood test and was later released pending further investigation.
Berlin's State Security unit, which handles politically motivated crime and cases of extremism, has now taken over the inquiry.
The incident comes amid intense fears over antisemitism in Germany.
The organisation said threats, assaults and harassment against Jews remained at extremely high levels following the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Physical attacks on Jews in Germany's most populous region rose by almost 80 per cent in 2025, according to the Research and Information Centre on Antisemitism (RIAS) .
Last week the same organisation published its annual report, revealing that there were 8,725 antisemitic incidents across Germany in 2025 — an average of almost 24 incidents every day.
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