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

Meet one of Masa's Changemaker - Anna Staroselsky, a Jewish Political activist in Germany

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
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

 Holocaust survivor Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, who wore the same hand-knit sweater to the first Passover seder every year for the past 75 years, has died at 100.

Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100

German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute

Hitler's former Jewish neighbor recounts life in Nazi Germany - report


Violent antisemitism on the rise in Germany, watchdog finds

State investigators have linked some incidents, including the one in Essen and another in Bochum, to actors working for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Swastika graffiti is seen painted at the Jewish Synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Tefilla, in Carmel, Indiana, U.S. July 29, 2018 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media on July 30, 2018

Germany commits $1.4 billion for Holocaust survivors

The negotiations have resulted in an unprecedented commitment of $1.4 billion for Holocaust survivors worldwide.

 Claims Conference- German government negotiations 2023.

Berlin rally turns antisemitic despite police ban

The Berlin police had banned calling for Israel’s destruction and showing flags and signs of terror organizations before a May 1 rally by far left groups.

Demonstrators take part in a May Day protest in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2023.

Should Israel heed German warnings about a failing democracy? - analysis

Netanyahu has rejected the idea that judicial reform would harm democracy. But should he listen to German warnings, and lessons of the past?

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Platform 17 (Gleis 17), the memorial to those who were deported to the death camps by Deutsche Reichsbahn trains in 1941-1945, at Berlin-Grunewald train station in Berlin, Germany March 16, 2023.

Jump or be pushed: German conservatives turn on ex-Nazi hunter over race comments

Hans-Georg Maassen was removed from his post after being accused of ignoring video evidence of far-right gangs chasing immigrants in riots.

 The former head of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz) Hans-Georg Maassen attends the annual European Police Congress in Berlin, Germany, February 4, 2020

TAU’s Wiener Library exhibits 'Jews Out' Nazi board game

"Jews Out" was a game created in 1938 and required players to take pieces resembling Jews from residential areas to roundup spots.

 The appalling children's board game "Jews out!" (Juden Raus!).

Battle lines deepen in bruising fight for control of Germany’s liberal Jewish institutions

It is virtually assured that yet more slings and arrows will fly before all is said and done - the UPJ could even break apart.

POTSDAM UNIVERSITY – ‘the new nucleus of Jewish Studies in Germany.’

Germany approves first-ever government plan to combat antisemitism

The National Strategy against Antisemitism and for Jewish Life highlights best practices and recommends new actions to be taken on political and societal levels.

Police perform a raid on suspected members of the Reichsbürger far-right group in Saaldorf, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022.

German synagogue reports shattered window during Yom Kippur services

It was unclear late Wednesday exactly what had happened at the Orthodox synagogue in the northern German city, officials there said.

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Lufthansa becomes first airline to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

The announcement comes after the airline barred a large group of Orthodox Jewish passengers from boarding a flight back in May.

Air planes of German carrier Lufthansa are parked at the airport in Frankfurt