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Berlin Woman Attacked with Broken Glass Bottle After Wearing Star of David Necklace, Police Say

  • Early Friday, two men attacked a 43-year-old woman on Torstrasse in Berlin's Mitte district after noticing her Star of David necklace. The suspects assaulted her with a broken glass bottle before fleeing the scene.
  • Authorities recorded 2,268 antisemitic offenses in Berlin during 2025, a 24.3% increase from the previous year. This incident joins a series of antisemitic acts in the German capital, reflecting persistent security concerns for the Jewish community.
  • During the assault, the woman sustained several cuts to her hand while defending herself. Emergency responders treated her at the scene on Torstrasse before transporting her to a hospital, though Police have not yet announced any arrests.
  • Berlin Criminal Police's State Security Division has assumed control of the investigation, handling offenses with political, extremist, or antisemitic backgrounds. Authorities continue searching for the two suspects who fled the scene.
  • Violent offenses remain prevalent in the city's antisemitic incidents, with sixty-four of the 2025 cases classified as such. In June, another investigation began after a 47-year-old man was attacked in the Charlottenburg neighborhood.
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In Berlin-Mitte, a 43-year-old woman is said to have been anti-Semitically insulted and injured with a broken glass bottle because of her Davidstern pendant.

·Berlin, Germany
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In Berlin, a woman was injured in an alleged anti-Semitic attack. According to the police, two men approached the woman on her star David and then attacked her with a glass bottle.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Two men insult a woman in Berlin-Mitte because of her star David and attack the 43-year-old with a broken bottle. State politicians are shocked. Anti-Semitism is therefore increasing in the capital.

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After the anti-Semitic attack in the middle, Greens and Left demand more commitment against anti-Semitism. The injured woman wore a star of David.

·Berlin, Germany
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Woman wearing Star of David attacked in Berlin

A record 8,725 antisemitic incidents were documented in Germany in 2025.

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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