Germany

In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.

The word, which means “night of broken glass” in German, “has a pretty sound,” said a journalist who has studied Nazi-era terms.

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German synagogue reports shattered window during Yom Kippur services

The window, which is being investigated, was broken three years after a Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue in Halle.

2 antisemitic attacks reported in Berlin on single day, amid rising tally of incidents

Rabbi Ariel Kirzon of Potsdam said his son was afraid to live in Germany after seeing his father pushed and called slurs.

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Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? The debate is roiling Germany’s Jewish community.

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Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘Holocausts’ and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes heat for not responding

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German man reportedly sent to prison for Holocaust comment about singer who claimed antisemitism

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Interim head of scandal-ridden German seminary vows changes — but not to replace top rabbi accused of abusing power

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Investigations and resignations pile up amid mounting scandal within German liberal Judaism

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Major figure in German Jewry ensnared in harassment scandal at liberal rabbinical school

A man carries a child.

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Germany loosens asylum requirements for Ukrainian Jews amid ongoing war with Russia

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