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Alice Weidel AfD co-leader
May 2, 2025, 10:57 am
Germany’s AfD party is designated as far-right extremist
The party, which has attempted to appeal to Jewish voters in recent years, has been dogged with scandals around antisemitism
By Lee Harpin
President Josef Schuster at the opening of the New Synagogue in Magdeburg
February 24, 2025, 12:36 pm
German Jewish leaders express ‘shock’ at far-right election swing
Central Council of Jews of Germany say: 'It must concern us all that a fifth of German voters are voting for a party that is at least partially right-wing extremist'
By Lee Harpin
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February 21, 2025, 12:03 pm
German Jews express alarm after J.D. Vance’s comments boost far-right AfD ahead of election
Alternative for Germany political party is topping 20% in some polls ahead of the vote on Sunday.
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
JD Vance. Screenshot: Twitter/X
February 16, 2025, 7:12 pm
JD Vance: German politicians should abandon ‘firewall’ against the far-right
US vice-president provokes anger over comments at Munich Security Conference days before Germany goes to the polls
By Jewish News Reporter
Memorial wall to Munich's 4,000 Jewish Holocaust victims, Ohel Jakob synagogue. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg, September 2023
September 22, 2023, 9:35 am
OPINION: Reluctant reflection: My journey into Germany’s Jewish future
Anxiously travelling to Germany for the first time, Michelle Rosenberg found a city still haunted by its past despite efforts to move into the future.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Police perform a raid on suspected members of the Reichsbürger far-right group in Saaldorf, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022. (Bodo Schackow/picture alliance via Getty Images)
December 9, 2022, 11:23 am
Germany approves first government plan to combat antisemitism
Jewish leaders welcome official moves to fight antisemitism amid fears of local extremism.
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
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