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Antisemitism ‘everywhere’ in German universities, student union president tells 'Post' - interview

Dekel told the Post that antisemitism in German universities is widespread, though reporting of incidents may be better in bigger cities, where more Jews live.

RON DEKEL, president of the Jewish Students' Union of Germany (JSUD).
An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis

Anna Staroselsky giving a speech about the rise of antisemitism after Oct 7th, at a demonstration, "Fridays for Israel“ at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK), in November 2023

Standing Unafraid: Why Jewish Visibility in Europe Matters Now More Than Ever

UKL welcoming the birth of baby Yahya Sinwar, August 3, 2025.

German parents name baby after former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, likely to be rejected by court


How Berlin’s Jewish creative class is adapting to the pandemic

Jewish life in Berlin — from the spiritual to the culinary — is changing rapidly, but also thriving in certain ways.

Laurel Kratochvila is a Boston native who launched Fine Bagels in 2013 to carry on Jewish culinary traditions in Berlin

Anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall poses fresh challenges for German Jews

Although the fall of communism liberated Jewry, the striving for freedom continues

A SECTION of the Berlin Wall in Berlin. It was one of the iconic symbols of the Cold War

A German-Israeli love story

Author and journalist Katharina Hoeftmann opens up about leaving Germany and raising her Jewish family in Tel Aviv.

The result of a life-changing meeting in Goa, India: Katharina Hoeftmann with husband Nahum and son Ari

Wiesenthal Center accuses German Left of 'fulfilling tradition of hate'

The center said an anti-Israel resolution is part of the “antisemitic, anti-Zionist elements” of the German Left.

German Left Party, 2014.

Iranian Terrorist Force spying on Israelis and Jews in Germany - intel

The 363-page intelligence report, which covers a range of security threats to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, referenced Iran’s regime 16 times and Lebanese entity Hezbollah 21 times.

Hezbollah flags at Al-Quds Day March

German site aims to help in reporting and response to antisemitism

Kelin emphasized that "the state cannot do everything," urging "the courage of civil society" to join the fight.

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

German Jews demand ban on Hezbollah after kippah warning

Merkel's gov't has refused to outlaw the terrorist entity

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

Germany sees 20% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2018, blames far right

Anti-Semitic crime rose by almost 20% in Germany last year, the interior minister said on Tuesday, blaming most incidents on individuals espousing far-right world views.

German Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Holger Muench, Chief Commissioner of Germany's Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office, attend a news conference on politically motivated crimes in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2019.

Berlin – Europe’s antisemitism capital

The German government that resides there has in recent years allowed hundreds of thousands of antisemites from Muslim countries to immigrate without selection.

A woman holds a sign which reads "Boycott Israel" in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket attacks by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists. Hamas said that Pal

German politician urges to cancel event with Malaysia due to antisemitism

In a statement issued by the social democratic politician Michaele Engelmeier, she called for a cancellation of sports events in Malaysia.

Volker Beck of Germany's environmental party Die Gruenen (The Greens), Berlin, 2017.