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German Jewry: The glory that won’t come back

Antisemitism in Germany has been surging since the Hamas massacres of October 7. But the true threat to the Jewish community’s survival lies elsewhere

By Josef Joffe

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May 28, 2025 17:05

Global greats: some of the figures of genius to come out of German and German-speaking Jewry: (from left) Albert Einstein, Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud and Gustav Mahler

‘Antisemitic hate is part of our daily lives’ says German student leader

Hanna Esther Veiler warns of growing far-right extremism in Germany after receiving neo-Nazi hate mail

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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May 28, 2025 16:32

Hanna Veiler said Jewish student leaders are used to receiving antisemitic abuse (Photo: courtesy)

German chancellor claims Israel’s Gaza offensive is ‘no longer justified’

He joins the leaders of the UK, France, Canada and the Netherlands in condemnation of the latest IDF operations in the Strip

By Canaan Lidor

2 min read

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May 27, 2025 10:35

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned Israel's latest offensive in Gaza as 'no longer justified' (Image: Getty)

Germany designates BDS movement as a ‘proven extremist endeavour’

The country’s intelligence service labelled the group as ‘hostile to the constitution’

By Akiva van Koningsveld

1 min read

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May 21, 2025 11:43

German intelligence has designated the country's BDS movement as 'extremist' and 'hostile to the constitution in its annual report (Image: Getty)

Board launches ‘JE3 alliance’ with leading French and German Jewish groups

The joint project will coordinate the three communities' positions on antisemitism and communal development.

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

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May 13, 2025 10:09

Jewish organisations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany have announced the formation of a new alliance, known as JE3 (L-R Board president Phil Rosenberg, ZJD president Dr Josef Schuster and Crif president Yonathan Arfi; Image: Board of Deputies)

Blood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparations

Post-Nazi Germany’s offer of compensation to Israel for the Shoah split the country

By Rabbi Gideon Sylvester

3 min read

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May 6, 2025 12:08

Israeli Opposition leader Menachem Begin addressing a protest in Tel Aviv agraints German reparations (National Photo Collection of Israel)

Secret recordings of Nazis revealed in new documentary

Recording Evil shows unfiltered discussions of the Holocaust between Nazi prisoners of war

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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April 23, 2025 14:51

A still from the documentary Recording Evil, presented by Israeli broadcaster KAN

By Michael Thaidigsmann

Germany’s new coalition deal is disappointing for Israel and Jews

The gap between rhetoric and reality is especially stark when one compares the government programme to the election manifesto the centre right parties were elected on just two months ago

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April 10, 2025 16:19

Friedrich Merz, Germany's new chancellor s during an election campaign tour stop in February (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Germany’s last convict for Holocaust crimes dies aged 99

Irmgard Furchner was found guilty for being an accessory to murder when she worked for the commander of the Stutthof concentration camp.

By JC Reporter

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April 8, 2025 16:28

Irmgard Furchner, who was convicted over her role in the Holocaust in 2022, has died aged 99 (Image: Getty)

Germany will not join efforts to recognise Palestinian statehood at UN meeting

German defence contractor Renk mulls US move to bypass Berlin’s arms export ban to Israel

Germany halts some arms exports to Israel over Gaza City occupation plan

Israel is the only nation in history accused of starving those it feeds

Iran to hold nuclear talks with E3 countries this week

Hitler impersonator arrested in Germany

Germany to continue arms sales to Israel despite condemning ‘unjustified’ Gaza offensive

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Israel is the only nation in history accused of starving those it feeds

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German Jewry: The glory that won’t come back

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Board launches ‘JE3 alliance’ with leading French and German Jewish groups

Blood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparations

Secret recordings of Nazis revealed in new documentary

Germany’s new coalition deal is disappointing for Israel and Jews

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