Timo Schmitz
By Timo Schmitz
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Opinion Angela Merkel is on her way out. What’s next for Germany’s Jews and Israel?
Germany’s Jews had a strong ally in Angela Merkel, who confronted antisemitism head on throughout her 16 years leading the nation, and most recently during the May fighting between Israel and Hamas, when she condemned anti-Israel and antisemitic protests. This week’s federal elections have ushered in a new era for Germany. But it could take…
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News Germany’s pandemic protests are mainstreaming antisemitic conspiracy theories
Read this article in Yiddish. In the last months, neo-Nazis have become more brazen, demonstrating openly in public, particularly at anti-coronavirus rallies – or Anti-Corona-Demos, as we call them in German. The rallies aren’t just anti-lockdown, they tackle everything which has to do with the virus, including denying that it exists. Most of these demonstrations…
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News Why is anti-Semitism in Germany on the rise?
Read this article in Yiddish. A year ago, I was waiting inside a crowded German bus station with my classmate from Trier University. “Don’t talk to me in Hebrew here,” she said. “You never know who’ll recognize that it’s a Jewish language.” I myself am not Jewish, so I often ask her questions about Jewish…
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