A Jewish student spokesman charged that Jewish children in West Germany are regular targets of anti-Semitic verbal attacks by their schoolmates and many youngsters are afraid to attend kindergarten because they are exposed to anti-Semitic insults.
According to Jacky Bigel, spokesman for the Association of Jewish Students in Bavaria, Jews attending West German universities are also exposed to anti-Semitism and cannot live without fear unless they conceal their identity. Bigel said it was common-place that Jewish religious services could be conducted only under heavy police guard in synagogues protected by high fences.
Bigel made his remarks in a declaration on the 34th anniversary of Israel’s independence. He said the students’ association regretted that the Bonn government was moving away from its historical special relationship with Israel.
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