Posts Tagged: Halle synagogue attack
German Neo-Nazi Behind Synagogue Attack Sentenced to Additional Seven Years for Prison Hostage-Taking
The German neo-Nazi terrorist serving a life sentence for an attempted massacre in Oct. 2019 at a synagogue in the city of Halle as worshippers...
Austrian Court Sentences Neo-Nazi Brothers Behind Infamous ‘Judas Watch’ Website to Lengthy Jail Terms
A court in Vienna has jailed two Austrian neo-Nazi brothers over a vehemently antisemitic website that was described by one prosecuting lawyer as "incitement to...
16-Year-Old Syrian Appears Before German Judge Over Alleged ‘Islamist’ Plot to Attack Synagogue on Yom Kippur
A 16-year-old Syrian boy was set to appear before a judge in Germany on Friday after he was arrested with three members of his immediate...
‘Unbearable’: German President Bemoans Continued Threat of Antisemitism in Rosh Hashanah Message to Jewish Community
Germany's president on Thursday bemoaned the fact that the gun attack on a synagogue on Yom Kippur two years ago had not led to a...
German Judge Silences Neo-Nazi Gunman Who Attacked Synagogue on Yom Kippur After He Denies Holocaust
The neo-Nazi on trial in Germany for an attempted massacre in October 2019 of worshipers attending Yom Kippur services in the central city of Halle...
Neo-Nazi Killer’s Parents Share ‘Moral Responsibility’ for Yom Kippur Attack on German Synagogue, Lawyer Argues
The parents of the neo-Nazi killer who murdered two people during an attempted massacre at a synagogue in Germany more than one year ago should...
German Synagogue Attacked by Neo-Nazi Gunman Was Poorly Protected by Authorities, Expert Tells Trial
The trial of the neo-Nazi gunman who attempted to massacre worshipers attending Yom Kippur services in the central German city of Halle in October 2019...
Brutal Antisemitic Assault Outside Hamburg Synagogue Was ‘Terrorist Act,’ Says German Jewish Leader
The head of the Jewish community in the northern German city of Hamburg on Monday denounced a violent antisemitic assault on a Jewish student outside...
Neo-Nazi Gunman Wears ‘Big Grin’ as Court Views Footage of Yom Kippur Attack on German Synagogue
The second day of the trial of a German neo-Nazi for a gun attack on a synagogue in the central city of Halle on Yom...
Politico Feature Details Dutch Synagogue Run Like Fortress Due to Fear of Antisemitic Violence
In what may be paradigmatic of Jewish life in Europe today, a synagogue in Holland essentially runs itself as a fortress, with no public access...
Will the Synagogue Attack in Halle, Germany, Spur Pro-Jewish Sentiment?
JNS.org - Inside the Center for Creativity at the historic Francke Foundation in Halle, founded as a Pietist education center for orphans in 1698, a...
Elderly Jewish Man Assaulted in German Capital Weeks After Halle Synagogue Shooting
An antisemitic attack took place in Berlin on Monday, only weeks after an attempted mass shooting at a German synagogue. According to Israeli news network Kan,...
One in Four Germans Believe Jews ‘Have Too Much Power,’ New Survey Reveals
A World Jewish Congress survey published on Thursday dramatically underlined the continuing rise of antisemitism in Germany, with more than one in four respondents expressing...
German Interior Minister Announces Six-Point Plan to Combat Antisemitism
Germany's interior minister announced a new six-point plan to combat antisemitism on Thursday, as the country continued to reel from last week's attempted massacre by...