Ugly outbursts and a spike in anti-Semitic incidents come against the backdrop of the far right's ascendance across Europe, Paul Hockenos says, and ... read more
If you are asking whether antisemitism is still at the same pitch in Germany now at during the Nazi period, the answer is an emphatic no. Germany does more than most countries to combat antisemitism. read more
A recent National Bureau of Economic Research working paper finds, sadly, faint echoes of anti-semitic attitudes can still be found in Germany, especially in states where the Nazi party fared well in the elections of May 1928. read more
And on the street, Jews in Germany are increasingly vulnerable: In the first half of 2017, for example, anti-Semitic crimes crept up from 654 to 681, according to German government figures. Germany's Interior Ministry says that 93% of those anti-Semitic hate crimes were perpetrated by right-wing extremists. read more