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Fast Forward Should A Historic German Church Remove An Anti-Semitic ‘Jewish Pig’ Carving From Its Facade?
You may never have come into contact with a Jewish pig. But the Germans have. Around 30 churches in Europe — mostly in Germany — have stone carvings on their facades that depict the medieval folk-art image of the judensau: the “Jewish pig,” an anti-Semitic image that features Jews touching and suckling a large pig….
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Fast Forward It’s Dangerous To Wear A Kippah In Germany, Official Admits
BERLIN (JTA) – It is dangerous to identify publicly as Jewish in Germany, including wearing a kippah, Germany’s commissioner on anti-Semitism said. In a wide-ranging interview, Felix Klein told the Berliner Morgenpost on May 24 that he could not recommend that Jews wear a kippah everywhere and any time in Germany. He also said public…
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Fast Forward German Paper Publishes Cut-Out Kippah To Wear In Solidarity
BERLIN (JTA) – Germany’s most-read tabloid, BILD, has printed a cut-out kippah for readers to wear in solidarity with their Jewish neighbors. The publication follows controversial comments by Felix Klein, Germany’s commissioner on anti-Semitism, that he could not recommend that Jews wear kippahs in public at any time and place in Germany. Klein told the…
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Fast Forward German Parliament Says BDS Is Anti-Semitic, Compares It To Nazi-Era Boycotts
(JTA) — The German Bundestag is set to call the movement to boycott Israel anti-Semitic. The legislative body is expected to pass on Friday a non-binding resolution proposed by the four mainstream parties that calls to bar the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and any other group deemed anti-Semitic from receiving federal funds and from…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Up 20 Percent In Germany
(JTA) — There were 1,799 anti-Semitic hate crimes reported in Germany in 2018 – and nearly 90 percent of the perpetrators had a right-wing extremist background. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer introduced the new official figures on Tuesday. There were 7,701 total reported crimes against those perceived as foreigners in 2018, a 20 percent increase from 2017. Anti-Semitic…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Attacked At Pro-Palestinian Event In Berlin
(JTA) — A video shows an Israeli man being attacked by a group of people at a pro-Palestinian event in Berlin. In a clip posted by the news agency Ruptly, which is owned by the Russian government network RT, about a dozen men are seen pushing and hitting the man before policemen are able to…
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Fast Forward Embraced By Orthodox Jews In America, WhatsApp Swamped By Nazis In Germany
In the United States, the messaging service WhatsApp is a lifeline for the ultra-Orthodox; the only social media tool in widespread use in the community. But in Germany, according to a new report from BuzzFeed News, the Facebook-owned app is being used by far-right extremists to share Nazi propaganda. In an article published Thursday, BuzzFeed…
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Fast Forward Germany’s Military To Have Jewish Chaplains For First Time In A Century
BERLIN (JTA) — For the first time in a century, Germany’s military will have rabbis as chaplains. Defense Minister Dr. Ursula von der Leyen announced this week that her ministry will appoint Jewish chaplains to the Bundeswehr, based on recommendations from the Central Council of Jews in Germany, the umbrella organization that represents the approximately…
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