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 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz holds a government statement on the subject of "One year of the times-turn - strengthen Germany's security and alliances, continue to support Ukraine" during a plenary session of the lower house of parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, March 2, 2023

Germany’s coalition parties back resolution to protect Jewish life, address rising antisemitism

 Hand holds Passport of citizen of Germany on background of flag of Germany.

German states open to revoking dual nationality of citizens committing antisemitic crimes

 An Israeli flag flutters in front of the Israeli consulate after German police opened fire on a suspect who appeared to be carrying a gun near the Israeli consulate and a Nazi history museum in central Munich, Germany, September 5, 2024

Germany’s Baden-Württemberg vows to protect Jewish community amid surge in antisemitism

 Pro-Palestinian poster hanging at the Northwestern University campus

Individuals who post 'From the River to the Sea' to be denied German citizenship

 Rabbi Walter Homolka. at left, with other leaders of Germany Jewry including Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, at far right, at an event in October 2019.

LA and Jerusalem rabbis step in as battle rages over who should run German rabbinical schools

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
 BJÖRN HÖCKE reacts after first exit polls in the Thuringia state elections, in the state parliament building in Erfurt, Germany, last Sunday.

German Jew recounts her experiences in the AfD stronghold

By ELDAD BECK
 VISITORS STAND in front of the camp gate bearing the inscription ‘To Each His Own’ at the former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp near the eastern German city of Weimar in Thuringia. Last year saw a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents,  including an explosion of anti-Israel antisemitism.

Is German history repeating itself? Jewish leader shares fears of AfD's rise in Thuringia

By ELDAD BECK
A new Jewish synagogue and community center in Potsdam, Germany dedicated on July 5, 2024 is home to four congregations.

Four congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
Dr. Felix Klein, Federal Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against Antisemitism.

Felix Klein, Germany's anti-antisemitism strategist, receives Moshe Rosen Prize for his work

By JOSH ARONSON
 Pro Palestinian protesters demonstrate during the UN Climate Change Conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Bonn, Germany, June 7, 2024.

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency handling BDS movement as ‘suspected extremist case’

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the colours of the Israeli flag to show solidarity with Israel

After arson attack on German synagogue, hundreds rally in support

Berlin Cityscape seen from Victory Column

Berlin film festival bars far-right party criticized by Jews from gala opening event

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
 People attend the rally "Against terror and antisemitism! Solidarity with Israel" organised by Germany's Central Council of Jews, political parties, unions and civil society, at Brandenburg Gate, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany.

German Bundestag to discuss draft laws against antisemitic foreigners, refugees

 Covers of Stern and Der Spiegel

Germany’s magazines highlight rise of antisemitism and support of Jews

 A Maccabi Berlin player.

Makkabi Germany helps set up reporting button for antisemitic incidents in sport

By REUTERS
 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

Scholz on synagogue attack: 'Antisemitism has no place in Germany'

By REUTERS
 Richard David Precht talks at a trade show in Hamburg, Germany, May 9, 2023.

Popular German author says Orthodox Jews don’t work except for ‘diamond trading’ and ‘finance'

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
 A STAR OF DAVID placed at the center of the gate of a memorial that the survivors of Bavarian Jewry established in the Dachau concentration camp, just a few miles from Munich.

Hundreds of Germans form ‘human shield’ to protect synagogue

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA