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Deborah Lipstadt (right) and Cliveden Literary Festival chairman Natalie Livingstone at the panel session on 11 October
October 13, 2026, 1:39 pm
Deborah Lipstadt: ‘It begins with words’ – the dangers of Holocaust denial
The former US antisemitism envoy urges people to challenge antisemitism wherever they encounter it, during a panel event examining the Weimar Republic and lessons from history
By JN Reporter
Pic: Initiative Stolpersteine
September 25, 2026, 12:13 pm
In secret ballot, German town council votes to stop installing Stolpersteine memorial stones
International March of the Living calls the decision a 'wake-up call' and urges Heidenau to reverse its decision
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pro-Palestinian activists face police forces at the university campus of the Free University of Berlin, Germany,
September 23, 2026, 12:00 pm
German chancellor: Jewish life in Germany ‘no longer safe’
Friedrich Merz calls rising antisemitism a “disgrace for Germany” and vows to protect Jewish communities
By Annabel Sinclair
President Charlotte Knobloch at the launch of the new CER HQ, Munich, Germany. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg, September 2023
September 15, 2026, 12:06 pm
Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent
In a separate incident, a woman wearing a Star of David necklace attacked in Berlin
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
A demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate following the victory of the far right in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election, in Berlin on Sept. 7, 2026. (Hélène Rigny / Hans Lucas via AFP via JTA)
September 8, 2026, 10:41 am
An AfD win has panicked some Jews who fear a throwback to Nazi Germany
Jewish leader warns of “immense damage” if Alternative for Germany comes to power
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
The first Da’at Hadorot textbook focuses on the Torah. Photo Credit: Central Council of Jews in Germany / Ernst Klett Verlag
August 28, 2026, 12:27 pm
Germany introduces first Jewish religious education textbooks since Holocaust
Eight-volume series will put Jewish studies on ‘equal footing’ with Christian subjects and end reliance on patchwork teaching materials
By Annabel Sinclair
Emergency services evacuate residents of a Jewish retirement home in Munich after it was targeted in an arson attack on February 13, 1970, in which seven Holocaust survivors were killed. (IMAGO/Heinz Gebhardt via Reuters Connect)
August 21, 2026, 11:21 am
Arsonist with ‘Hitler fixation’ identified 56 years after deadly blaze
Discovery too late for justice: 25-year-old neo-Nazi who set fire to a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970 died in 2020
By Michelle Rosenberg
A German court has ruled that comparing Israel to Nazi Germany can be protected by freedom of expression.
August 5, 2026, 11:04 am
Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany can be protected speech, German court rules
Appeal judges acquitted a woman over Instagram posts featuring swastikas, overturning her €2,400 fine
By Annabel Sinclair
German Police. Photo Credit: Wikipedia
August 3, 2026, 6:55 pm
Teenager investigated after gravestone shot at in Jewish cemetery
German police say there is currently no evidence of a political motive after damage was discovered at historic Langenselbold cemetery
By Annabel Sinclair
Friedrich Merz (Creative Commons/Steffen Prößdorf)
July 29, 2026, 10:50 am
Trial of Irish pro-Palestine activist in Germany not a show trial – Merz
Merz insists Germany’s courts meet international legal standards as Irish politicians raise concerns over activist Daniel Tatlow Devally’s trial
By JN Reporter
Participants march with rainbow and Jewish Pride flags during Berlin's Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations, hours before the deadly attack. Photo Credit: Felix Wolf/Alamy Live News
July 28, 2026, 11:27 am
Jewish LGBTQ+ leaders reject ‘collective blame’ after Berlin Pride terror attack
Keshet Europe, whose activists marched in Berlin Pride hours before the attack, urges action against extremism without fuelling hatred towards minorities
By Annabel Sinclair
A German court has ruled that comparing Israel to Nazi Germany can be protected by freedom of expression.
June 18, 2026, 4:23 pm
REPORT: Antisemitic incidents in Germany remained elevated in 2025, fuelled by rise in far-right cases
The president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany said the new data reflected a “grim reality"
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
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)
The alleged message, as shared by Talya Lador on social media
June 3, 2026, 10:36 am
‘Sorry, no Jews allowed’: German hotel reportedly informs Israeli
The Hotel zum Hirschen in Lam, Bavaria, has now been removed from the booking.com website, with local authorities investigating the incident
By JN Reporter
Dr Joseph Schuster (Credit: World Jewish Congress)
May 21, 2026, 5:17 pm
German Jewish communal leader targeted for death by Iranian regime, prosecutors say
Aman, named only as Ali S, was charged in Federal court, alongside a supposed accomplice believed to be involved in an attempt to target another individual
By JN Reporter
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