Posts Tagged: Jews Germany
Kristallnacht and the Legacy of Jew Hatred
The ninth of November was the anniversary of the Kristallnacht attack on the Jews of Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland in 1938. The Nazis unleashed...
‘Jews Should No Longer Stay in Germany’
JNS.org - “It wasn’t the wooden door that saved us, it was God,” Max Privorozki, the head of the small Jewish community in Halle, Germany,...
What the Kippa Controversy Says About Europe and Its Jewish Population
Yet another public taboo about antisemitism in Germany has been broken. The country's antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, recently said: “I cannot advise Jews to wear...
German Military to Include Rabbis, Offering Pastoral Care for Jewish Soldiers
JNS.org - Germany’s military will consist of rabbis for the first time in nearly a century, making its pastoral services available for the some 300 Jews...
Following Major Outcry in Germany, Facebook Finally Removes Page of Far-Right Group That Posted Map Targeting Jewish Businesses
Social media giant Facebook has finally deleted the page of a far-right group responsible for posting a map of Berlin that identified Jewish-owned institutions and businesses...
Historic First: US Soldier Receives ‘Righteous Among Nations’ Honor From Yad Vashem
JNS.org - Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum on Tuesday announced the first-ever “Righteous Among the Nations” honor for a US soldier. The late Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds...
102-Year-Old German Doctor Defends Thesis 80 Years After Nazis Deny Her
JNS.org - Eighty years after the Nazis denied Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport the chance to defend her doctoral thesis because she was Jewish, she became the oldest doctoral recipient...
An Open Letter to Angela Merkel: Kristallnacht is Still Relevant Today in Germany
Madam Federal Chancellor, We are about to mark the 75th anniversary of the KristallnachtReichspogrom (the Night of Broken Glass State Pogrom) which is considered the prelude...
Israelis the Target of Anti-Semitic Taunts at Beyonce Concert in Berlin
Eight Israelis were met with jeers and anti-Semitic slurs at a Beyonce concert in Berlin, Israel Hayom reports. According to the website, the group of eight...
