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Racism and Nazi Persecution: Jewish Student Union Sees "Glaring Failure" in the Military Service Debate

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Within the Jewish community, there are differing perspectives on military service. A student organization now calls the debate surrounding it "out of touch with reality." Meanwhile, the Federal Government's Commissioner for Jewish Life and the Fight against Antisemitism says that Jews are more closely connected to the German Armed Forces than ever before.

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Within the Jewish community, there are differing perspectives on military service. A student organization now calls the debate surrounding it "out of touch with reality." Meanwhile, the Federal Government's Commissioner for Jewish Life and the Fight against Antisemitism says that Jews are more closely connected to the German Armed Forces than ever before.

·Dortmund, Germany
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Jews can also participate in the new compulsory military service of the German Armed Forces. The government's commissioner for Jewish life and combating antisemitism considers this a matter of course. The Jewish Student Union sees things differently.

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In contrast to the Jewish Student Union, the government's Commissioner for Jewish Life and Combating Antisemitism, Felix Klein, clearly advocates for the participation of Jews in the new military service of the German Armed Forces. He told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) that he considers it "self-evident that the new military service applies to members of the Jewish community just as it does to all other segments of the population." Je…

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The Central Council of Jews in Germany welcomes the German military service law, which has been in force since January. The Jewish Student Union, on the other hand, calls the debate "sometimes far from reality and is therefore not alone among the young. Against the background of National Socialism, its chairman warns against "making militarism acceptable again."

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In contrast to the Jewish Student Union, the Government Commissioner for Jewish Life and Anti-Semitism Fighting, Felix Klein, has clearly argued for the participation of Jews in the New Military Service of the Bundeswehr. "He considers it "self-evident that the new military service applies to members of the Jewish community as well as to all parts of the population." He told the editorial network Germany (RND). Jews served on an equal footing in…

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