Antisemitism in Germany Remains at Alarmingly High Levels, New Report Warns
RIAS said the cases included 40 violent incidents in Berlin and a record 1,099 in Hesse, underscoring a sharp rise in abuse and threats.
- On Wednesday, Germany's Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism published its annual report documenting 2,197 antisemitic incidents in Berlin last year and a record 1,099 in Hesse.
- Amid an increasingly hostile climate, Jews and Israelis report growing reluctance to express their identity publicly, while the report documented 40 violent incidents, including an attempted murder at the Holocaust Memorial.
- Among recorded cases were 27 physical assaults, 41 threats, and 58 incidents of property damage, while RIAS data shows 190 incidents in educational settings and 84 on public transport.
- Sigmount Königsberg, antisemitism commissioner of Berlin's Jewish community, warned that violence is being downplayed, while Hessian commissioner for antisemitism Uwe Becker stated the threat to Jewish life is "worse than at any time since the Holocaust."
- Many community members now consider leaving the city as life plans are upended, and RIAS project leader Susanne Urban stated that for Jews, "full social participation is no longer possible.
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Antisemitism in Germany Remains at Alarmingly High Levels, New Report Warns
Graffiti reading “Kill All Jews” was discovered on a residential building in Berlin-Pankow on April 26, 2026, part of a wave of antisemitic vandalism reported across the German capital over the past week, including swastikas and other hate-filled slogans scrawled on multiple sites. Photo: Screenshot Germany is facing persistently high levels of antisemitism, with new data from Berlin and Hesse underscoring a hostile environment for Jews and Isra…
The worst case was an attempted murder. Experts report for the year 2025 about 2200 "anti-Jew incidents" in the German capital.
In Berlin, over 2100 anti-Semitic incidents were registered in 2025 – although the numbers are declining, the level remains alarmingly high.
Anti-Semitism in Berlin: RIAS counts 2521 incidents. Constitutional protection warns against new group.
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