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A group of Germans who follow the QAnon conspiracy theory protest in Berlin, Aug. 29, 2020, the same day that a group of German extremists inspired by QAnon stormed the country's parliament. (Photo/JTA-Sean Gallup-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

QAnon is an old form of antisemitism in a new package, experts say

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA September 18, 2020
Mirjam Wenzel is the director of the new Jewish Museum of Frankfurt, Aug. 25, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Cnaan Liphshiz)
Posted inWorld

Frankfurt Jewish museum’s $58 million extension reclaims Anne Frank’s forgotten roots in the city

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA August 26, 2020August 26, 2020
Volunteers with a program now called Meet a Jew talk with non-Jewish students at a school in Frankfurt, Nov. 5, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Frank Rumpenhorst-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

After World War II, there were 100 Jews left in Frankfurt, Germany. Today the community has a potent voice.

headshot of Joe Baur by Joe Baur and JTA July 7, 2020July 8, 2020
A Judensau sculpture on display on the outer wall of the town church of St. Marien in Wittenberg, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Hendrik Schmidt-Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

In Germany, several churches have anti-Semitic sculptures from the Middle Ages. Can one man get them taken down?

by Toby Axelrod and JTA June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Far-right and neo-Nazi supporters walk through Plauen in eastern Germany, May 1, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Sebastian Willnow-DPA-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

As German authorities take on far-right extremists, Jews and others ask, ‘What took so long?’

by Rebecca Spiess and JTA February 18, 2020
Thousands rally against anti-Semitism on Oct. 13, 2019 in Berlin, days after two people were killed by a gunman targeting a synagogue in the city of Halle. (Photo/JTA-AFP via Getty Images-Axel Schmidt)
Posted inEditorial

Thousands of Germans say ‘not this time’ as extremism strikes in quiet city of Halle

by J. Editorial Board October 17, 2019
A man views a makeshift memorial at the entrance to the synagogue in Halle, Germany, Oct. 10, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Jens Schlueter-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

As an Israeli journalist in Germany, I wasn’t surprised by the Halle synagogue shooting

Dana Regev by JTA and Dana Regev October 11, 2019
A bus with the inscription "evacuation" is escorted by police in Halle, Germany, where a gunman killed two people before being taken into custody by police, Oct. 9, 2019. (Sebastian Willnow/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

The German synagogue shooter was a far-right extremist. Here’s why that’s rare in Europe.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA October 10, 2019October 10, 2019
Emily Leyfer (second from right) with other teens on a BBYO-sponsored trip to Germany
Posted inTravel

As a child of Russian Jews, I used to worry I wasn’t Jewish enough. A teen trip to Germany changed my mind.

Emily Leyfer by Emily Leyfer July 5, 2019July 8, 2019
(From left) Andrea Trippen, Marlene Straus and Jacob Trippen in front of the Jewish preschool, Jewish senior housing and JCC in Cologne, Germany
Posted inUncategorized

Reunited at last — meeting the German family that saved mine

Rabbi Andrew Straus by Rabbi Andrew Straus June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

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