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Elif Eralp, mayoral candidate for Die Linke in the upcoming regional elections, addresses supporters during a campaign stop in Berlin, August 29, 2026. (Ralf Hirschberger/AFP)
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Joshua Schultheis
First they take Manhattan? Looking to mimic Mamdani, far left’s Elif Eralp eyes Berlin City Hall
Jewish community wary as Die Linke party's mayoral candidate vows to fight antisemitism ahead of September 20 election; critics claim she can't even control it within her own party
A man holds up a placard reading “FCK AFD” as he gathers with others in front of Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament to demonstrate for an open society based on solidarity during a festival of democracy in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on September 5, 2026, one day before regional elections in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. (John MACDOUGALL/AFP)
September 8, 2026, 6:53 pm
‘Immense damage’: German Jewish leaders alarmed by election win of far-right AfD
Alternative for Germany’s plurality in Saxony-Anhalt election leads some of nation’s 200,000 Jews to fear throwback to fascism, amid backlash against culture of Holocaust memory
By Toby Axelrod
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s top candidate for regional elections Ulrich Siegmund gives a speech during the AfD’s regional congress in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on April 11, 2026. (RONNY HARTMANN/AFP)
September 5, 2026, 1:07 pm
German far-right AfD party’s projected win puts Jews between the left and a hard place
Populist Alternative for Germany faces accusations of antisemitism as it’s poised to win big in Sunday’s elections in state of Saxony-Anhalt. What does it bode for a beleaguered Jewish community?
By Joshua Schultheis
German Army soldiers next to a 'Fuchs' nuclear, biological and chemical detection tank covered with a decontamination liquid after a drill at the General Jaeger barracks in Sonthofen, southern Germany, November 19, 2001. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
August 10, 2026, 7:58 am
In the army, again? 80 years after the Holocaust, Germany’s Jews consider conscription
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mobilizes unprecedented support for military among young Jews, though many still can’t reconcile themselves with past crimes – or far-right bigotry today
By Joshua Schultheis
The managing director of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Daniel Botmann, left, and the President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Josef Schuster greet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, prior to a ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht in the Beth Zion synagogue in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (John Macdougall/Pool Photo via AP)
May 21, 2026, 5:41 pm
Alleged IRGC operative charged with plotting to kill German Jewish leader
Prosecutors say Ali S. was arrested in Denmark in June for plots against Josef Schuster, as well as two Jewish grocers and a pro-Israel politician; alleged accomplice is in custody
By AP and ToI Staff
Participants display placards of Germany's Die Linke (The Left) party reading 'Freedom for Palestine - End the Occupation and Genocide' during a demonstration under the motto 'Draw the red line with us: Together for Gaza!' in Berlin on September 27, 2025. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
May 21, 2026, 12:58 pm
Antisemitism in Germany ‘worse than any time since the Holocaust,’ annual figures show
The number of attacks fell 13% in Berlin in 2025, but a ‘societal climate’ of attacks on Jews pervades in the country, government report finds
By Zev Stub
Activists have set up a pro-Palestinian camp on Hamburg's Moorweide, which a German court permitted over the objections of the city and Jewish community, May 10, 2026. (Bernhard Sprengel/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 4:42 pm
German court allows anti-Israel encampment in Hamburg park where Nazis deported Jews
Demonstration for Nakba Day triggers outcry from local Jews, who call it a ‘mockery of victims of the Holocaust’; many activists accused of ‘holding antisemitic positions’
By Shira Li Bartov
Relatives pose for a photograph holding a Holocaust plaque in German reading "Johanna Berger, born in 1893, lived here; deported on Nov. 17, 1941, murdered on Nov. 25, 1941 in Kowno/Kaunas Fort IX," prior to the placing of the so called "Stolperstein," in front of her former home in Berlin, Germany, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
May 7, 2026, 1:23 pm
As new Holocaust memorial stone laid in Berlin, relative says plaque serves as substitute for grave
Project initiator Gunter Demnig places ‘stumbling block’ for Nazi victim Johanna Berger; great-nephew says memorial ‘brings the family history to a certain conclusion’
By AP
A woman sits alone in a Frankfurt, Germany, cinema in November 2021. (Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)
April 7, 2026, 6:28 am
Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, drawing backlash
Jewish community in German city calls the decision a ‘devastating societal signal’; Astor Film Lounge claims move was financial, but Jewish NGO calls this a ‘mere pretext’
By Toby Axelrod
Federal Minister Karin Prien wears a Star of David in her official government portrait. (Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images/ via JTA)
March 26, 2026, 2:08 pm
Meet Karin Prien, who could become Germany’s first president of Jewish descent
A granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, the highly popular federal minister wears a Star of David necklace and says her ‘Jewish biography’ shapes her politics and public identity
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026. (Courtesy RA via JTA)
March 20, 2026, 3:08 am
Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association
In a ‘major step forward’ in relations between US and German Jews of the major denomination, Rabbi Gesa Shira Ederberg is also likely the first convert to Judaism to assume the leadership role
By Toby Axelrod
German politician Andreas Büttner is sworn in during the state parliament session following his election as Brandenburg's antisemitism commissioner, with members of his Left party in the background, June 20 2024. (Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images/ via JTA)
March 17, 2026, 11:26 pm
German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution
After 11 years in Die Linke, Andreas Büttner submits resignation over party’s condemnation of ‘existing political manifestations of Zionism’; party leaders vow to keep working with him
By Toby Axelrod
From left to right, Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Josef Schuster, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend a memorial for the victims of the 2019 shooting at the synagogue in Halle, Germany, on October 9, 2024. (Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)
March 6, 2026, 10:41 pm
German Jewish community hits back at op-ed telling leader to ‘shut up’ about Iran strikes
After leftist newspaper Die Tageszeitung published an article Wednesday criticizing Zentralrat head Josef Schuster, local leadership blasts ‘antisemitic’ attempts to silence Jews
By Joshua Schultheis
Reuven Y., a rabbi and defendant in a court case, appears in the district court in Tiergarten, Berlin, January 16, 2026. His attorney, Galina Rolnik, sits next to him. (Courtesy via JTA)
January 23, 2026, 1:42 pm
Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and coercion’ of woman he offered to counsel
Conviction comes over two years after Jewish community fired him following allegations of abuse going back nearly 2 decades
By Toby Axelrod
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 2nd right, and his wife, Elke Buedenbender, light a fire during a vigil for the victims of the terror attack at Australia's Bondi Beach, Berlin, Germany, December 14, 2025. (AP/ Markus Schreiber)
December 14, 2025, 11:05 pm
Major cities around world ramp up security for Hanukkah events after Sydney attack
Berlin says it will ‘further intensify’ protection measures; NYC, London vow bolstered security; US Jewish groups, Israeli National Security Council issue new guidelines for events
By Reuters, Lazar Berman, Luke Tress and ToI Staff
Hamburg antisemitism commissioner Stefan Hensel. (Courtesy)
December 8, 2025, 9:02 am
Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support
Hamburg’s Stefan Hensel says that since Oct. 7 he has faced a ‘massive wave of hatred’ and that he feels abandoned by city officials who ‘should be my allies’
By Joshua Schultheis
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