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Dory Manor, left, and Moshe Sakal of new Hebrew publishing house Altneuland. (Courtesy via JTA)
May 6, 2026, 8:14 am
New Hebrew press in Berlin seeks to build literary home outside of Israel
Founders of Altneuland, the first such publishing house since the Jewish state’s inception, embrace Israeli writers – and readers – while spurning government funding
By Shira Li Bartov
Jalil Dabit, right, wears a shirt that translates to 'I am a hummussexual.' He and Oz Ben David opened Kanaan in 2015. (Elisabeth Patrikiou via JTA)
October 17, 2025, 8:19 am
After wartime dip, hope is back on the menu for Israeli-Palestinian hummus bar in Berlin
Jalil Dabit and Oz Ben David have run Kanaan, a hub of coexistence, for 10 years, but slowing sales and acts of vandalism since Oct. 7 nearly saw them hang up their aprons
By Shira Li Bartov
People take part in an anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 9, 2025, 12:45 pm
With antisemitism in Berlin at a post-WWII high, Israeli expats explain why they stay
The police chief says Jews shouldn’t enter certain neighborhoods and some Muslim immigrants in the city can be hostile to Israel. But it still offers unbeatable perks, Israelis say
By Bart Schut
Itamar Rothschild (left) and Shira Naor are the two main protagonists in the new Yes dramedy 'Berlin Blues' (Courtesy)
April 27, 2024, 7:13 am
TV series about Israelis in Berlin gains potency in wake of October 7
Dramedy ‘Berlin Blues’ tells story of Yonah and Talya, a typical Israeli couple trying out life in Germany; it premiered on October 6
By Jessica Steinberg
German-Israeli Sarah Cohen-Fantl. (Courtesy)
December 16, 2023, 7:49 am
‘Not the life I wish for us’: In Berlin, ‘afraid to be visibly Jewish or talk Hebrew’
A German-Israeli and her family scrap plans for their life in the German capital and gear up to move to Israel, as Hamas war spurs hatred on the street against Jews and Israelis
By Sharon Wrobel
Yonatan Yisraeli, an Israeli who says he was attacked in Berlin, in an interview with the Kan public broadcaster, August 6, 2023. (Screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 6, 2023, 4:35 pm
Israeli tourist, 19, attacked in Berlin in possible antisemitic incident
Yonatan Yisraeli says he was speaking on the phone in Hebrew when car stopped and 3 men brutally attacked him in front of his girlfriend, leading to his hospitalization
By ToI Staff
Exterior view of the burnt out bar 'Morgen Wird Besser' (Tomorrow will be better) pictured in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
August 20, 2020, 8:54 am
Berlin police investigate far-right link to arson attack on Israeli-owned bar
Investigators said to find graffiti at scene, including a Star of David and the number 28, representing the slogan of Nazi-era Hitler Youth; venue has been repeatedly targeted
By Toby Axelrod
Israeli restaurateur Yorai Feinberg poses during an interview on February 26, 2019, at his restaurant in Berlin. (John MacDougall/AFP)
March 2, 2019, 2:09 am
For Israeli restaurateur in Berlin, anti-Semitic attacks are routine
Yorai Feinberg vows to stand up to his abusers despite vicious threats and little police action: ‘I don’t want to give up now’
By Isabelle Le Page
Volunteers clean stolpersteine in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood on international Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2019. (Yaakov Schwartz/Times of Israel)
January 28, 2019, 4:49 pm
Berlin grassroots project cleans Holocaust memorials where Jews scrubbed streets
For International Holocaust Remembrance Day, residents of a culturally mixed neighborhood come together to pay respects to WWII victims even while building a united future
By Yaakov Schwartz
Israeli journalist Antonia Yamin reporting in Berlin, Germany, before being interrupted in a video published on November 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter)
November 26, 2018, 8:05 pm
Israeli reporter attacked in Berlin ‘for speaking Hebrew’
Antonia Yamin of the Kan public broadcaster publishes video of men interrupting her and throwing a firecracker, before fleeing
By Michael Bachner
A view of the Topics bookstore in Berlin. (Topics)
July 27, 2017, 8:43 am
Israeli-owned Berlin bookstore closes amid accusations of leftist pressure
Report says move prompted by protests from anti-fascist group ‘with no understanding’; founder denies claims, says shop was faltering financially
By JTA
Attendees at an event March 20 celebrating Polish-Jewish cuisine — part of Berlin’s 'first-ever Jewish food week' — sample fresh potato latkes. (Toby Axelrod/via JTA)
March 22, 2017, 10:38 pm
Celebrating Berlin’s first-ever Jewish food week
Tastings, demonstrations and lectures pepper an evening at the precedent-setting culinary festival
By Toby Axelrod
German parliamentarian Volker Beck of the Green Party (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 12, 2017, 1:12 am
Over 33,000 Israelis have taken German citizenship since 2000
Green Party pol calls to expand dual-nationality rules to include citizens of Jewish state, some 13,000 of whom live in Germany
By ToI Staff
Firefighters look at a toppled Christmas tree after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
December 20, 2016, 12:46 pm
Israeli man seriously hurt in Berlin attack, wife missing
Wounded man in hospital after Monday’s truck ramming in the German capital; officials trying to locate his wife
By Raphael Ahren
Member's of Berlin's Jewish community volunteer with refugee children at the Spandau refugee center, with arts and crafts in front and face painting in back. November 13, 2016. (Courtesy)
November 17, 2016, 10:46 pm
Out of the synagogue, into the shelter: When Berlin Jews, refugees bond
On annual Mitzvah Day, members of Jewish community volunteer with children living in German center, offering language lessons to adults
By Luke Tress
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