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Chawa and David Perushev attend Sukkoberfest in Berlin, September 29, 2026. (Joshua Schultheis/Times of Israel)
October 4, 2026, 7:17 pm
At Berlin’s ‘Sukkoberfest,’ young Jews raise a beer — and weigh whether to stay
Amid a surge in antisemitism and gains for the political fringes, partygoers at a Sukkot-meets-Oktoberfest celebration describe a deteriorating climate, and some are eyeing Israel
By Joshua Schultheis
The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, carries the Torah scroll during the inauguration ceremony of the rooms of the first military rabbinate of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr in Berlin, Germany, on July 4, 2024. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP/File)
September 25, 2026, 8:48 pm
Jewish group urges far-left vote winners in Berlin to tackle antisemitism
Top German Jewish leader Josef Schuster says incoming mayor’s stance against antisemitism is not even shared by ‘large majority’ in her Die Linke party
By Céline LE PRIOUX
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)
September 18, 2026, 10:39 am
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
By Joshua Schultheis
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
Bjoern Hoecke, top co-candiate for Thuringian state elections of the far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) party, reacts to the first forecasts of the results of the state elections in Thuringia, at the federal state parliament in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on October 27, 2019. (Christof Stache / various sources / AFP)
October 27, 2019, 8:49 pm
Germany’s far-right AfD more than doubles its power in eastern heartland vote
Party candidate Bjoern Hoecke, an extremist who called Berlin Holocaust memorial a ‘monument of shame,’ comes second to far-left Ramelow, beats Merkel’s party
By Julien GATHELIER and Frank Zeller
Lawmakers attend a polling at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 17, 2019. German lawmakers have approved a resolution denouncing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement against Israel and describing its methods as anti-Semitic. (Wolfgang Kumm/dpa via AP)
May 17, 2019, 6:23 pm
Germany denounces BDS as ‘anti-Semitic,’ reminiscent of Nazi-era boycotts
Motion passed in parliament vows not to financially support any projects that call for a boycott of Israel; Israel urges other European countries to follow Berlin
By Raphael Ahren and AP
Member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right party, Bernd Baumann, the first AfD speaker in Parliament, delivers his speech during the first session of the newly elected parliament on October 24, 2017, at the Bundestag (or lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN)
May 16, 2019, 2:39 pm
German parliament to denounce boycott movement as ‘anti-Semitic’
Controversy abounds ahead of Friday’s Bundestag debate on 3 anti-BDS resolutions: one backed by 4 mainstream parties, one by the far-right, and one by the far-left
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: A man shows a kippa during the 'Berlin wears kippa' event on April 25, 2018. (AFP/Tobias Schwartz)
February 13, 2019, 3:12 pm
Germany anti-Semitic offenses rise sharply in 2018, mostly from far-right
Last year saw 1,646 incidents motivated by hatred against Jews, government says, also citing 60% increase in violent attacks
By Frank Zeller
Hans Albers, representative of the civil society, Ludger Volmer, former spokesman of the Greens, Bernd Stegemann, author and dramaturge, Simone Lange, Mayor of Flensburg and Sahra Wagenknecht of the far-left Die Linke party attend a press conference on the new left-wing cross-party political grouping "Stand up" (Aufstehen) in Berlin on September 4, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ)
September 5, 2018, 9:38 am
German leftist ‘Stand Up’ movement vows to win back far-right voters
Alliance, launched a week after violent far-right protests in Chemnitz, is compared by some to those of Bernie Sanders in the US and the UK’s Jeremy Corbyn
By Frank Zeller
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