Anti-Semitism seems to be growing again in West Germany, despite the fact that there are less than 30,000 Jews living there, the Times of London reported today.
“Apparently the mere memory of the Jewish race seems sufficient to goad a number of Germans into making anti-Semitic statements, ” the Times said. The daily listed a number of recent acts involving anti-Semitism, including the incident involving Ludwig Zind; the Offenburg High School teacher convicted of shouting publicly that not enough Jews were gassed, ” and the suspension Wednesday of two restitution officials of Hesse.
The Times suggested that the renewal of German anti-Semitism might be explained by the survival in public office of so many ex-Nazis. It pointed out that while the West German Federal Government has made financial restitution to Jewish victims of Nazism, the continuance of former Nazis in office “could keep the poison flowing and suggest to other that anti-Semitism will be condoned.”
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