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Babka & Krantz, a Berlin Jewish bakery, closed, citing harassment as well as economic pressure, as seen in June 2026. (Toby Axelrod)
June 9, 2026, 10:33 am
Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing harassment since 7 October
Babka & Krantz’s Israeli immigrant owner was the first Jewish master baker accepted into the Berlin Bakers’ Guild
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026. (Courtesy RA)
March 19, 2026, 2:02 pm
Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is also likely the first convert to Judaism to hold the role
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Brothers David, Eitan and Ariel Cunio, from left, stand outside the Berlin theater Babylon before a screening of a documentary about their family, Feb. 20, 2026. (Toby Axelrod)
February 23, 2026, 11:46 am
Former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after their release
David and Ariel Cunio and their families received standing ovations at a screening adjacent to the Berlinale.
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
(Screenshot via WebArchive, Shop.Olympics.com. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
February 16, 2026, 10:40 am
Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games
Wiener Holocaust Library and International March of the Living have condemned the shirt, which has sold out
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)
Planned Holocaust Memorial And Learning Centre
January 31, 2026, 11:17 pm
When leaders act like tyrants, every person still has the power to stand against hate
If the Westminster Holocaust memorial is to be not only about "then", but "now" — it must be understood that the Final Solution did not unfold because an evil regime willed it but because individuals, institutions and nations stood by
By Sir Mick Davis
A rabbi and defendant in a court case appears in the district court in Tiergarten, Berlin, Jan. 16, 2026. His attorney, Galina Rolnik, sits next to him. (Courtesy)
January 23, 2026, 9:17 am
Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and sexual coercion’ of woman he offered to help
The conviction comes more than three years after the rabbi was fired by the organised Jewish community.
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Nova Festival Exhibition. Berlin. Thursday 30 October 2025. Michelle Rosenberg
November 24, 2025, 12:18 pm
The Nova Festival Exhibition is irrefutable proof of what Hamas did on 7 October
Scorched cars and bullet-riddled bathroom stalls; Jewish News' Michelle Rosenberg returned from Berlin with the graphic images of a massacre seared on her soul
By Michelle Rosenberg
Karoline Preisler holds up signs at a Berlin protest, calling for justice for Israeli women and hostages.
September 24, 2025, 5:14 pm
Going solo against the hate
Karoline Preisler is the social media star who stands alone at marches defying hate
By Brigit Grant
German Police. Photo Credit: Wikipedia
July 3, 2025, 9:30 am
Danish man was helping Iran plan attacks on Jewish targets in Berlin, police say
German authorities believe a special unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is behind the scouting operation
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Tel Aviv
April 7, 2025, 10:00 pm
Tel Aviv and Berlin sign twin cities agreement
The arrangement is part of celebrations marking 60 years of Israel-Germany ties
By Charlotte Henry
Police on patrol at a previous pro-Palestinian protest in Germany
April 2, 2025, 10:44 am
Citing post-Holocaust law, Germany seeks to deport four pro-Palestinian protesters
One of the people who has been ordered to leave the country is a U.S. citizen
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)
Scene after Berlin stabbing attack
February 22, 2025, 11:43 am
Man arrested after stabbing attack at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
Victim, a 30 year-old Spanish man, is rushed to hospital
By Jewish News Reporter
Graffiti on the Berlin 'Trains to Life – Trains to Death' memorial by Frank Meisler
November 19, 2024, 3:26 pm
Berlin’s top cop says Jews not safe in parts of the German capital
Chief of police warns certain 'Arab-descended' neighbourhoods are not the place to wear a kippah or to be openly gay
By Jenni Frazer
Screenshot Twitter/X
June 18, 2024, 3:08 pm
102-year-old Holocaust survivor is Vogue cover star
'Don’t look at what separates you. Look at what unites you', says Margot Friedländer, whose entire family was murdered at Auschwitz
By Michelle Rosenberg
June 12, 2024, 1:14 pm
Jewish art heirs and Berlin museum reach landmark display deal
Family of collector persecuted by Nazis allow important painting to stay in Germany
By Jenni Frazer
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