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Jerusalem Post and Chabad highlight global Hanukkah menorah lightings

Project brings Hanukkah menorah lightings—and Jewish pride—to audiences everywhere

Rabbi A. Goldberg of Rabbinical Centre of Europe, German President F.W. Steinmeier, Rabbi Y. Teichtal, Chief Rabbi of Berlin & head of Chabad Berlin, Rabbi K. Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel
TuS Makkabi Berlin

Berlin Jewish youth soccer team attacked by knife-wielding pro-Palestinian mob

History in Berlin: The city center closes for a Torah dedication ceremony

 SAHRA WAGENKNECHT, leader of Germany’s Buendnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) Party, attends a news conference after elections in Saxony and Thuringia, in Berlin, on Monday.

Germany's political shift: AfD's victory and rise of left-wing populism - opinion


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.

Jewish man assaulted in Berlin for wearing a Star of David

The victim told Deutsche Welle that when a member of the group saw his Star of David he shouted “anti-Semitic insults,” grabbed the cigarette from his mouth and punched him.

An aerial view of Berlin, Germany.

German court sentences Syrian to 4 weeks detention for antisemitic attack

Video of the attack caused a public outcry in April when it was posted on the internet.

The German flag is pictured at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017

Amid rising antisemitism, German Jews are not alone

The time has come for us all to unite against hatred of Jews and other minorities, and to put a stop to xenophobia and discrimination, no matter where it comes from.

People wear kippas at a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue denouncing an antisemitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018

Man wearing kippa assaulted on Berlin street

The assailant lashed the kippa-clad Jewish man with his belt and repeated the Arabic word for Jew, “Yahudi.”

Boy wearing a kippa

German-Jewish teen says fleeing Berlin for Israel over schoolyard antisemitism

15-year-old Liam Ruckert, whose mother is Israeli, plans on relocating to Israel to continue his studies.

A man wearing a yarmulke looks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Jews of Berlin can now officially study with Dirshu

For Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter, supporting Jewish education in Europe preserves our people because Jews are not only tied together because of our genetic pool, but primarily because of Torah.

An aerial view of Berlin, Germany.

German bill would allow expulsion of migrants who espouse antisemitism

The move followed a ruling by a Frankfurt court that it could not prevent Kuwait Airways from barring Israeli citizens from boarding its planes in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) appears on a large screen as she makes an address during an anti-Semitism in Berlin.

PFLP celebrates jubilee year in Berlin

‘Death to Zionism,’ supporters chant in YouTube video, emphasizing violence.

Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza

Munich first in Germany to pass anti-BDS law

Frankfurt and Berlin have also enacted executive initiatives to stop BDS activity in city-funded facilities.

The town hall of Munich, Germany.