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Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder, center, receives an award from the Conference of European Rabbis in Munich, May 9, 2023. On right is CER President Pinchas Goldschmidt and on left is Charlotte Knobloch, head of the Jewish Community of Munich and upper Bavaria. (Marc Müller/CER)

May 12, 2023, 11:57 am

Brexit’s fault: European rabbinical group moves HQ from London to Munich

Conference of European Rabbis President Pinchas Goldschmidt confirms the UK's EU exit was a leading factor in the move.

By Toby Axelrod (JTA)

A person with a flag of Israel stands next to flowers and candles in front of a synagogue in Halle, Germany, following a terror shooting on Yom Kippur in 2019 (AP Photo/Jens Meyer via Jewish News)

June 10, 2022, 10:14 am

German leader warns ‘Jewish life under massive threat’ amid antisemitic crime spike

Josef Schuster, president of Central Council of Jews in Germany, voiced fears after a government report revealed antisemitic crime in the country has rocketed by almost a third.

By Toby Porter

The German chapter of the Grandmothers Against The Right group posted about the flyer on Instagram. (Grandmothers Against The Right/Instagram)

February 12, 2021, 3:31 pm

Antisemitic flyer found on German tram blames Jews for Covid

Hateful message which featured a Star of David and numerous German politicians, asked: 'Do we really have a Corona problem? Or do we have a Jewish problem?'

By JTA

A surveillance camera can be seen next to a Star of David (Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa)

September 21, 2020, 4:58 pm

Germany pledges extra £20m for Jewish security

Head of Jewish community said the Halle attack on Yom Kippur last year 'has drastically shown us that Jewish life needs massive protection'

By JTA

German Jewish leader Heinz Galinski in 1967

July 23, 2020, 2:50 pm

Representative body of German Jews celebrates 70th anniversary

Central Council of Jews marks its founding in 1950 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and founding of the state of Israel

By Jewish News Reporter

May 31, 2020, 11:19 am

Germany reports highest number of antisemitic crimes since 2001

Police registered 2,032 antisemitic crimes - up 13 percent on 2018 - including two killings, according to newly released figures published in the German news media

By JTA

January 7, 2020, 12:17 pm

German police stop group from removing installation with ashes of Shoah victims

Members of the 'Performance Art Committee' attempted to remove a cylindrical column erected early in December

By JTA

Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews

October 13, 2019, 9:44 am

Police did not provide adequate protection to Halle shul – German Jewish leader

Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany made his comments after the Yom Kippur attack

By JTA

July 19, 2019, 11:18 am

German Jews call Speigel article about pro-Israel lobby antisemitic

Community leaders claims article 'text is brimming with accusations of alleged Jewish influence in connection with money payments'

By JTA

June 12, 2019, 2:17 pm

Jewish Museum Berlin criticised for tweeting pro-BDS story

Organisation responded by saying it merely wanted to call attention to the discussion and “has in no way positioned itself against the resolution of the Bundestag.”

By JTA

March 29, 2019, 11:40 am

German Jewish leader calls for pensions paid to former SS members to be reviewed

Josef Schuster. president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said the payments were 'intolerable'

By JTA

Members of the AfD during their first convention in 2013 in Berlin

October 8, 2018, 4:25 pm

German community condemns Jewish group’s support for far-right AfD party

Central Council of Jews in Germany condemned newly-set-up organisation backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany

By JTA

Berliners take part in a Kippa protest, demonstrating against the rise in anti-Semitism in April

August 9, 2018, 3:02 pm

Anti-Semitic crimes up 10 percent in Germany for first half of 2018

More than 400 incidents reported in the first six months of the year, with 87 percent coming from the far-right and a fifth in Berlin

By JTA

June 8, 2018, 2:17 pm

German-Jewish girl, 14, found raped and murdered

Police find teen identified only as Susanna F outside the German city of Wiesbaden, as two male asylum seekers suspected of offences

June 8, 2018, 2:01 pm

German Jewish leader slams US envoy for praising European right wing parties

Munich community head criticises United States ambassador Allen Grenell for remarks which 'exacerbates the situation' of the far-right

By JTA

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