Halle Jews rescue Muslim-owned kebab shop targeted in Yom kippur attack

Jews in the German city of Halle have stepped in to rescue a Muslim-owned kebab restaurant targeted by a far-right terrorist who also attacked a synagogue.

In 2019, on Yom Kippur, the far-right sympathiser attacked the crowded Halle synagogue, and the death toll would have been far higher had he been able to gain full access.

As it was, the gunman killed a woman passing by before entering the Turkish Kiez-Döner and killing a customer.

Now, Halle’s Jewish residents are helping Kiez-Döner to survive the pandemic, with the effects of Germany’s national lockdown meaning that it was facing bankruptcy.

The German Jewish Student Union launched an international fundraising drive, amassing £26,000, while a local Jewish leader paid for £1,000 of kebabs in advance, handing out coupons for members of the community to collect them.

“It’s really amazing what they did,” said restaurant owner Ismet Tekin.