Tag: Central Council of Jews
Jewish Central Council President Josef Schuster turns 70
portrait As of: March 20, 2024 9:04 a.m His opinion has weight: Josef Schuster is a doctor and chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. Today he turns…
Central Council of Jews: Conference “Remember in order (not) to forget” – Culture
It took a few sentences to set the tone for the conference, to describe the room, and perhaps also: its boundaries. At the beginning of the conference “Remember in order…
Anti-Semitism after 1945: How Jewish religious buildings were removed with a pickaxe – Politics
In times in which hatred of Jews is rampant and the number of anti-Semitic crimes is increasing dramatically, this book, which is definitely worth reading, is becoming even more topical,…
Augsburg: Mayor defends decision to take down Israel flag – Bavaria
The city of Augsburg wants to take down the flags of Israel and Ukraine. The Central Council of Jews calls the decision “unbearable” but has to backtrack. Mayor Weber smooths…
Interview with Josef Schuster: “Nobody is born an anti-Semite”
interview As of: November 9th, 2023 7:01 p.m Jews are currently living in great worry and fear, says Josef Schuster from the Central Council of Jews in an interview tagesschau.de.…
Hatred of Jews: Snipers guard outside – inside the Chancellor castigates the “post-colonial view”
EA sniper looks out of a van, boys with black kippot are playing next to it. The synagogue on Berlin’s Brunnenstrasse will be cordoned off this Thursday. A well-armed police…
Commemoration of the Reichspogromnacht 1938: The present is present – politics
At the celebration to commemorate the Kristallnacht in 1938, the present is also very present: “We want to live freely in Germany, in our country,” says the President of the…
Faeser: “Never again is now” – politics
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser announced further banning orders during a plenary debate on the protection of Jewish life in Germany. The SPD politician said on Thursday in…
Pro-Palestine Demos: Criticism from Central Councils of Jews and Muslims – Politics
After the weekend demonstrations in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Essen, the Central Council of Jews in Germany is calling for more decisive action against anti-Semitism. “Today’s anti-Semitic, often openly Islamist marches…
Demo for Israel in Berlin: “Protecting Jewish life is a civic duty”
As of: October 22, 2023 5:45 p.m Emotional large-scale rally in Berlin: Thousands of people took a stand against anti-Semitism – and showed their solidarity with Israel. Federal President Steinmeier…