Alternative for Germany Party

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

The founder of Berlin’s Jewish film festival praised the Berlinale’s organizers for barring leaders of Alternatives for Germany.

Marcel Goldhammer, left, Julian Potthast and Robert Eschricht attend a political event of their Alternative for Germany party in Berlin, Germany on June 14. (Courtesy of Goldhammer)

A Jewish male model is running for Germany’s parliament — on the far-right ticket

Marcel Goldhammer, who moved to Israel and served in the IDF, is running to represent a heavily Muslim area of Berlin for the AfD, the country’s right-wing nationalist party.

Thomas Kemmerich, who was elected governor of Thuringia but resigned the post, arriving to a press conference in Erfurt, Germany on February 6, 2020. (Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Leader of a German state steps down after making pact with far-right AfD party

The vote was significant — and sparked nationwide protests — because it represented the first time the far-right party had helped form a government in the country.