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Tag: Central Council Of Jews In Germany

0 Education Communities

LA and Jerusalem rabbis step in as battle rages over who should run German rabbinical schools

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 18 Sep

Amidst a challenging situation in Germany's rabbinical education landscape, American and Israeli rabbis are taking significant roles in reforming Germany's rabbinical schools following the resignation of Rabbi Walter Homolka due to misconduct allegations.

0 Communities Education

A German Jewish community shadowed by scandal and an uncertain future welcomes a moment to celebrate

Toby Axelrod in Forward · 10 Sep

Alina Treiger and seven others were recently ordained as cantors and rabbis by the Abraham Geiger College in Germany, celebrating their achievement amidst institutional turmoil.

0 Holocaust History

Germany court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 20 Aug

Germany's highest court has upheld the guilty verdict of a 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary, Irmgard Furchner, who was convicted as an accessory to over 10,000 murders that took place in the Stutthof camp during her employment from 1943 to 1945.

0 Communities Leadership

4 congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 9 Jul

In Potsdam, Germany, a new multi-denominational synagogue center was inaugurated with support from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, marking a significant milestone as every state capital in Germany now has its own synagogue.

0 Antisemitism Music

Before Eden Golan sang at Eurovision, Jewish teens from across Germany performed at Jewrovision

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 10 May

Jewrovision, a longstanding annual Jewish youth event in Europe, gathered Jewish teens from Germany to adapt pop songs or create their own to showcase Jewish pride.

0 Antisemitism Communities

Synagogue in Oldenburg, Germany, is targeted with Molotov cocktail; hundreds rally in solidarity with Jewish community

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 10 Apr

The Jewish community in Oldenburg, Germany, faced an attempted arson attack on its synagogue with a Molotov cocktail.

0 Politics Television/Film

Berlin film festival bars far-right party criticized by Jews from opening event

Toby Axelrod in Forward · 10 Feb

The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has disinvited five politicians from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from its opening event.

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Can Jewish Artists Transcend Germany’s Past?

Doris H. Gray and Donna Swarthout in Moment · 29 Aug 2023

This article explores the challenge of transcending Germany's past for Jewish artists.

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German court acquits COVID denier who compared Israel to Nazi Germany

BCohen in Forward · 24 May 2023

German microbiologist and anti-vaccine activist, Sucharit Bhakdi, has been acquitted of incitement to hatred for making anti-Semitic comments in a campaign video for the political party Die Basis.

0 Politics History

Henryk Broder in the Lion’s Den

David P. Goldman in Tablet · 7 Feb 2019

German-Jewish writer Henryk Broder addressed Germany's Bundestag in January, challenging the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party for its nationalist revival without fully acknowledging Germany's past crimes.

0 Antisemitism History

German Protestant Church Denounces Anti-Semitism of Founder Martin Luther

Forward · 13 Nov 2015

The Evangelical Church in Germany, consisting of Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches, has officially distanced itself from the anti-Semitic views of its founder, Martin Luther.