The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hamburg/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hamburg | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hamburg/ 32 32 German court allows anti-Israel encampment in Hamburg park where Nazis deported Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-court-allows-anti-israel-encampment-in-hamburg-park-where-nazis-deported-jews/ Sat, 16 May 2026 13:42:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824618 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'

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]]> Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support https://www.timesofisrael.com/germanys-only-jewish-antisemitism-czar-is-resigning-amid-rising-threats-ebbing-support/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:02:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698483 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'

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]]> German heiress accused of ordering alleged ex-Mossad agent to kidnap her two kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-heiress-accused-of-ordering-alleged-ex-mossad-agent-to-kidnap-her-two-kids/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:21:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3602336 35-year-old Israeli man standing trial denies reports he is former spy; Christina Block on trial along with German TV presenter for organizing abduction during custody battle

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]]> 17 injured, 4 seriously, in stabbing at Hamburg train station; woman detained https://www.timesofisrael.com/12-injured-6-seriously-in-stabbing-at-hamburg-train-station-woman-detained/ Fri, 23 May 2025 21:00:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3556440 Fire department say four people have life-threatening injuries from attack in north German city; suspect, 39, thought to have acted alone, no evidence yet of political motive

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]]> Germany boots head of banned Islamic center over alleged Hezbollah links https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-boots-head-of-banned-islamic-center-over-alleged-hezbollah-links/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:52:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3364211 Mohammad Mofatteh ordered to leave within 14 days or face deportation; Hamburg official says he is 'top religious representative of inhumane regime in Tehran'

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]]> Head of banned German mosque received orders from Iranian official, report says https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-banned-german-mosque-received-orders-from-iranian-official-report-says/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 16:32:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3352223 Instructions came in hundreds of text messages on WhatsApp, including about how to frame October 7, according to Der Spiegel report, before institution was shuttered last month

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]]> Germany bans group accused of Iran links and Hezbollah support, raids properties https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-bans-group-accused-of-iran-links-and-hezbollah-support-raids-properties/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:12:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3338594 Hamburg Islamic Centre promotes 'Islamist-extremist, totalitarian ideology' and supports Hezbollah, says German interior minister, as ban shutters four Shiite mosques

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]]> On Europe’s campuses, explosions of violent antisemitism have become de rigueur https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-europes-campuses-explosions-of-violent-antisemitism-have-become-de-rigueur/ Wed, 15 May 2024 03:38:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3288292 A mix of pro-terrorist networks, sympathetic faculty and wavering response by authorities is blamed for extremist violence at the heart of academia

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]]> Hamburg Jewish community to rebuild grand synagogue burnt down on Kristallnacht https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamburg-jewish-community-to-rebuild-grand-synagogue-burnt-down-in-kristallnacht/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:31:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108056 Israeli-born entrepreneur launched campaign to restore shul after he came across Torah crown dedicated to Bornplatz rabbi in 2020

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]]> German police arrest Syrian man over suspected jihadist bomb plot https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-arrest-syrian-man-over-suspected-jihadist-bomb-plot/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:09:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3002979 Authorities say investigations focus on 28-year-old suspect and his 24-year-old brother, who were motivated by 'radical Islamist' convictions to plan attack with homemade explosive

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]]> In Germany, Charles III visits memorial for Jewish kids taken to UK to escape Nazis https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-germany-charles-iii-visits-memorial-for-jewish-kids-taken-to-uk-to-escape-nazis/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:23:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2987751 British king and queen consort lay wreath for German citizens killed in Allied bombing of Hamburg after commemorating Kindertransport

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]]> Several killed in shooting attack on Jehovah’s Witness church in Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-killed-in-shooting-attack-on-jehovahs-witness-church-in-germany/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:24:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2970808 Gunman possibly among dead in Hamburg Kingdom Hall, police say, but few details available about casualties or motive

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]]> 2 Jewish cemeteries vandalized in Germany amid jump in antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-jewish-cemeteries-vandalized-in-germany-amid-reported-jump-in-antisemitism/ Fri, 27 May 2022 07:10:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2770617 German interior ministry reports 28% rise in antisemitic incidents last year despite drop in several other types of hate crimes

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]]> Man who attacked Jew outside synagogue in Germany sent to psychiatric hospital https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-who-attacked-jew-outside-synagogue-in-germany-sent-to-psychiatric-hospital/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:09:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2496283 Hamburg district court says 29-year-old assailant of Kazakh origin mentally ill and suffering from religious delusions and therefore can't be held legally accountable for incident

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]]> German police probing attack on Jewish man as anti-Semitic attempted murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-probing-attack-on-jewish-man-as-anti-semitic-attempted-murder/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:16:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2401770 26-year-old kippa-wearing student badly injured when assailant repeatedly struck him on the head with a shovel outside Hamburg synagogue

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