The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bavaria/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Bavaria | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bavaria/ 32 32 ‘Sorry, there are no Jews allowed’: Israelis denied booking at German hotel https://www.timesofisrael.com/sorry-there-are-no-jews-allowed-israelis-denied-booking-at-german-hotel/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:27:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3835265 'Are we back in the 1930s?' asks Israeli consul general, sharing message sent by Hotel zum Hirschen in Lam, Bavaria; booking site removes hotel from listings after complaint filed

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]]> Germany foils suspected Islamist car ramming plot targeting Christmas market https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-foils-suspected-islamist-car-ramming-plot-on-christmas-market/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:05:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3711193 Authorities detain an Egyptian, three Moroccans and a Syrian over alleged plan to carry out attack in Bavaria with intent to kill 'as many people as possible'

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]]> German pizza store bans all Israelis until they ‘open their eyes’ to Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-pizza-store-bans-all-israelis-until-they-open-their-eyes-to-gaza/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:29:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649526 Israeli embassy says 'the 1930s are back'; music store demands Israeli orchestra 'assess' war before it can rent equipment, drawing condemnation from antisemitism czar

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]]> German neo-Nazi falls to his death hiking on Hitler’s favorite mountain https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-neo-nazi-falls-to-his-death-hiking-on-hitlers-favorite-mountain/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:47:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3396914 Andreas Münzhuber, a treasurer of The Third Way group's Bavaria branch, reportedly slipped and plunged to his death from the Untersberg

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]]> German police raid homes of 17 accused of antisemitic hate speech on social media https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-raid-homes-of-17-accused-of-antisemitic-hate-speech-on-social-media/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:36:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3159132 Suspects from Bavaria said to range in age from 18 to 62; one reportedly posted to WhatsApp school class chat 'Gas the Jews', another called for extermination of Jewish people

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]]> Orthodox European rabbinical group finds a home in Munich, with new funding https://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-european-rabbinical-group-finds-a-home-in-munich-with-new-funding/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:44:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3100538 After decamping post-Brexit UK, the Conference of European Rabbis becomes first major international Jewish group to open its headquarters in Germany since the Holocaust

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]]> Deputy governor of German state to keep job despite allegations of antisemitic past https://www.timesofisrael.com/deputy-governor-of-german-state-to-keep-job-despite-allegations-of-antisemitic-past/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:17:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3087099 Bavaria Gov. Markus Soeder says that it would be 'disproportionate' to fire Hubert Aiwanger amid accusations that he circulated an anti-Jewish flyer in high school 35 years ago

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]]> German deputy governor rejects new charge of antisemitism from when he was in school https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-deputy-governor-rejects-new-charge-of-antisemitism-from-when-he-was-in-school/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:07:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3085403 Hubert Aiwanger insists he didn't write antisemitic flyer and doesn't remember giving Nazi salute when he was a teen, as pressure against him mounts

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]]> Nazi pamphlet controversy looms large in local German election https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-nazi-pamphlet-controversy-looms-large-in-a-local-german-election/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 03:49:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3084630 Deputy premier of Bavaria ensnared in scandal that could affect multiple upcoming elections, accused of once being a 'Nazi admirer'

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]]> German state premier demands answers on antisemitic flyer allegedly made by deputy https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-state-premier-demands-answers-on-antisemitic-flyer-allegedly-made-by-deputy/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:39:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3083203 Witnesses says Free Voters chair Hubert Aiwanger produced leaflet promising 'free trip through the chimney in Auschwitz' three decades ago at school

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]]> Bavaria releases all unpublished files on Munich Olympics massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/bavaria-releases-all-unpublished-files-on-munich-olympics-massacre/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:27:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2774254 Complaints about persistent secrecy had threatened to overshadow planned memorial event for 50th anniversary of attack

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]]> Several wounded in knife attack on German high-speed train https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-wounded-in-knife-attack-on-german-high-speed-train/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 10:52:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2644910 Local police say no further danger after arrest of alleged attacker, who newspaper identifies as being of 'Arab origin'; motive still unclear

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]]> German investigators look for motive in deadly knife attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-investigators-look-for-motive-in-deadly-knife-attack/ Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:30:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2571516 Top Bavarian security official says the suspect was admitted to a psychiatric unit days before killing three in Wuerzburg, won't rule out Islamic extremism

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]]> Three people killed, six injured in knife attack in Germany’s Wuerzburg https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-say-several-killed-in-knife-attack-in-wuerzburg/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:37:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2571360 Suspect, who was shot and wounded, identified as a Somali migrant; video on social media shows bystanders confronting a man wielding a large knife

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]]> Coronavirus cases in Germany surge  https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-hit-by-record-surge-in-virus-cases/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:29:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413548 Chancellor Merkel, heads of country's 16 states agree on new measures for virus hotspots, though under federal system each state can decide whether to impose rules

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