Jews in germany

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

German authorities arrested a 36-year-old Lebanese man at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for Hamas-linked terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites.

An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.
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

 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


Jewish Miss Germany contestant wins Miss Internet

Tamar Morali has qualified to final round of the German national beauty pageant.

Runner up of Miss Internet Angelina Kätzel, Miss Internet Tamar Morali and 2nd runner up Jennifer Lauren Schmidt (Courtesy Tamar Morali)

German Jewish leader:Antisemitism is in the heart of German society

She described a daily climate of “aggressive antisemitism” that exists in Germany.

Charlotte Knobloch

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

German Justice Minister: Holocaust must be bigger part of migrant courses

More than a million migrants have arrived in Germany in the last three years, many of them fleeing conflict in the Middle East, causing concern that antisemitism could increase.

People visit the second job fair for migrants and refugees in Berlin, Germany.

A boy murdered for his gelt and 4 other wild Hanukka stories from the past

From deadly antisemitism to the triumphs of Jewish life after the Holocaust, these stories all paint an indelible picture of the 20th century Jewish experience.

Hanukka in Fuerstenfeldbruck DP Camp, Germany, 1945

150 German-speaking Jewish leaders gather in Jerusalem

Annual JAFI event held in Israel this year to mark 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification.

German-speaking Jewish leaders gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Turns out a Jewish woman was Miss Germany in 2011

The story of Jewish Miss Germany and the world of beauty pageants isn’t as straightforward as it seems.

Valeria Bystritskaia on instagram

Berlin Jews blast teachers for discriminatory labor strike

Leftist GEW union has yet to reject Nazi past

An employee of the chancellery sweeps the red carpet in front of the honour guard before a welcoming ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 2, 2016.

For the first time ever, Miss Germany could be a Jew

German-Jewish pageant queen Tamar Morali sees her success as an achievement for the Jewish people.

Tamar Morali

German, Austrian contributions to Israel celebrated at Galilee event

The Yekke Museum is devoted to the documentation of the people of the Fifth Aliya – those who fled Austria and Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

Stef Wertheimer next to a picture of himself as a child in an advertisement for margarine taken 81 years ago.