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Ancient blood libels continue to shape modern antisemitism - opinion

Antisemitic conspiracy theories have deep historical roots and continue to resurface, driving prejudice and violence against Jews today.

|ByROZ ROTHSTEIN
The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493
Activists have set up a pro-Palestinian camp on Hamburg's Moorweide, which a German court permitted over the objections of the city and Jewish community, May 10, 2026.

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by Nazis

The encampment, whose location was deliberately chosen by the group, will culminate on Saturday with a march from the park to Hamburg’s port.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers."

‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Daniela Gerson chronicles her family’s not-so-unique journey in her new book, “The Wanderers," a blend of memoir, history, and journalism.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, 99, poses in inside his old classroom at the memorial at the former Jewish School before a discussion with foreign journalists a week before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 20, 2025 in Leer, Germany.

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, who moved back to Germany in his 80's, dies aged 101

Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn in 1925, passed away in the town of Leer, not far from his birthplace in northwest Germany.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

HRF files complaint against German prosecutor over dismissed charges against IDF soldier

HRF claims that the "unjustified dismissal" shielded soldier Shimon Avichai Zuckerman from genocide charges.

MAY 13, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
(Illustrative) IDF soldiers are seen traversing northern Gaza rubble during Operation Brave Heart, the operation to rescue the body of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, January 26, 2026.

Arthur Rubinstein’s piano competition: A rich tale of two cities and one legacy

While the competition is traditionally held every 3 years in Tel Aviv, the 18th edition features a unique bifurcated structure due to ongoing security concerns in Israel.

MAY 12, 2026ByLIRAN GURKIEWICZ
Jinhyung Park.

Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Activists also held banners praising Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, including calling him "King of Iran," according to footage taken at the scenes.

MAY 10, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.

Berlin renames state parliament plaza after German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander

"Margot Friedlander Square stands for human dignity, for Jewish life in our city, and for the values that are essential to our democracy: freedom, respect, and tolerance," said Berlin Mayor Wegner.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Margot Friedländer, Holocaust survivor and honorary citizen of Berlin, participates in Berlin's event commemorating the end of World War II, May 7, 2025. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized, covered in green graffiti, police say

A stele at the Berlin memorial was discovered covered in green graffiti containing "inflammatory content," according to a Wednesday police statement.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
People attend a commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on January 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Outrage as ‘antisemitic’ Halle university flyers call to end cooperation with Jewish community

The Israeli embassy in Berlin said on Tuesday that the letter had utility, in that it voiced a perspective that others kept to themselves – that they didn’t want any Jews at German universities.

MAY 7, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
A general view of the campus at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design on April 17, 2020.

Speakers warn of rising antisemitism as Council of Europe marks Liberation and Rescue Day

The ceremony opened a series of international commemorations observed according to the Hebrew date marking the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II.

MAY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
COUNCIL OF Europe officials gather in Strasbourg, France to mark “Liberation and Rescue Day,” May 2026.

Berliners are coming to terms with their past - book review

The 'desire to look away, to pretend ignorance, to be wilfully oblivious, must have been the norm.'

MAY 7, 2026ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER
During the Nazi era (1933–1945), Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was heavily utilized as a propaganda symbol, representing Nazi power through marches and events.

Germany’s far-right AfD gains ground ahead of eastern state election

Germany’s far-right AfD surged to 41% in a new poll ahead of September’s Saxony Anhalt election, widening its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU.

MAY 7, 2026ByREUTERS
Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks at a party convention in Magdeburg, Germany, April 11, 2026.

Israel to supply Germany with jet fuel amid shortages caused by Iran war

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar informed Germany's Economic Affairs and Energy Minister of the decision during his recent trip to Berlin.

MAY 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (R) and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar shake hands after a press conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin on May 5, 2026.