Munich

May 28, 2026, 1:04 pm

Yad Vashem to establish first Holocaust education centre outside of Israel

Jerusalem-based Shoah museum says choice of Munich, the birthplace of the Nazi Party, ' reflects the importance of confronting this history where it began'

By Michelle Rosenberg

The smashed window of an Israeli restaurant in Munich, Germany, April 10, 2026. Photo: Instagram/theflyingprof

April 10, 2026, 2:08 pm

Police investigating after explosive devices damage Israeli restaurant in Munich

Eclipse Grillbar has served up Israeli and Russian fare for nearly two decades

By Philissa Cramer

Golda Meir letter. Pic: Nate D. Sanders Auctions

July 28, 2025, 1:36 pm

Historic Golda Meir letter on Munich Olympics massacre to be auctioned

Opening bids for Israeli Prime Minister's personal response to 1972 tragedy start at £4,780

By Michelle Rosenberg

Charlotte Knobloch sharing memories of Kristallnacht

October 30, 2024, 3:29 pm

Meta joins virtual reality project to tell story of Kristallnacht horrors

Holocaust survivor leads viewers through immersive virtual reality experience of Munich 1938

By Jenni Frazer

Munich (Wikipedia/ Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.)

September 5, 2024, 10:56 am

Man carrying gun is shot dead near Munich’s Israeli consulate

Incident takes place 52 years after Black September Munich Olympics massacre

By Lee Harpin

Gold medalist Tom with Ankie Spitzer.
Pic: Justin Cohen

August 7, 2024, 5:03 pm

Munich Olympics widow: ‘Our record-breaking medallists are the answer to 1972’

Paris ceremony honours memory of the 11 murdered Israelis as IOC president Thomas Bach hails impact of families’ campaign on him

By Justin Cohen in Paris

July 18, 2024, 6:04 pm

Adidas apologises for ‘upset or distress caused’ by 1972 Munich Olympic trainer

EXCLUSIVE: Sports brand re-issued its SL 72 OG shoe, inspired by the infamous Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists

By Michelle Rosenberg

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

Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, affixes a mezuzah to the doorframe of the Centre for Jewish Life in Munich, Germany on September 19, 2023. Photo Credits: Rober Gongoll, CER

September 20, 2023, 9:08 pm

Conference of European Rabbis opens new HQ in Munich

This centre is a "symbol of hope and a message to all the dark forces that threaten the Jewish people," says CER President Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

By Michelle Rosenberg

July 6, 2023, 11:50 am

Discovery of ruins of Munich synagogue destroyed by Hitler

Construction workers have discovered building stones from the city's main synagogue, demolished 85 years ago on the orders of the Nazis

By Michelle Rosenberg

Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder, center, receives an award from the Conference of European Rabbis in Munich, May 9, 2023. On right is CER President Pinchas Goldschmidt and on left is Charlotte Knobloch, head of the Jewish Community of Munich and upper Bavaria. (Marc Müller/CER)

May 12, 2023, 11:57 am

Brexit’s fault: European rabbinical group moves HQ from London to Munich

Conference of European Rabbis President Pinchas Goldschmidt confirms the UK's EU exit was a leading factor in the move.

By Toby Axelrod (JTA)

March 17, 2023, 12:43 pm

Roger Waters launches legal action against German city authorities for branding him a ‘well known antisemite’

Former Pink Floyd bassist takes action against authorities in Munich and Frankfurt, where his concerts have been cancelled.

By Michelle Rosenberg

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and other dignitaries attend commemoration of Munich Olympic massacre inside Westminster (Photo: Lee Harpin)

September 5, 2022, 5:08 pm

Moving Munich Olympic massacre commemoration held at Westminster

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis joined by Keir Starmer, Lord Pickles, Israeli ambassador to UK Tzipi Hotovely, and representatives from the Board, JLC at Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle's poignant Westminster event

By Lee Harpin

Holocaust survivor and Israeli sportsman Shaul Ladany stands in front of a child photo of him in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp memorial.

September 4, 2022, 9:36 am

Bergen Belsen and Munich Olympics survivor: ‘I am not afraid to die’

Shaul Ladany, now 86, reflects on the 1972 terror attack that took place at the Olympic Games 50 years ago this week.

By Jamie Gardner (Press Association)

A stone cutter renovates a memorial stone for the 11 Israeli athletes killed by the Palestinian Black September group during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich earlier this month (Photo: Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay)

August 31, 2022, 3:15 pm

Reparations deal paves way for Olympic families to mark 50 years since Munich deaths

The relatives of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed during the 1972 Games will mark the anniversary next week after a new agreement for compensation

By Michael Daventry

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