Overview
- Across cities from Berlin to Hamburg and Thuringia, officials framed the 1938 pogroms as a turning point toward the Holocaust and called for visible support and protection for Jewish communities, with Hamburg highlighting the planned reconstruction of the Bornplatzsynagoge.
- Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier cautioned that antisemitism comes from the right, the left and the middle, including among Muslim immigrants, and urged a determined defense of democracy.
- Israel’s ambassador Ron Prosor labeled left‑wing antisemitism particularly dangerous for blurring incitement with free expression, drawing pushback from The Left and fueling wider discussion among political leaders and Jewish representatives.
- Die Linke’s leadership warned against rising Jew‑hatred while rejecting blanket blame on the left, arguing the problem spans society and requires vigilance within every political camp.
- Police in Pasewalk opened an investigation after a Jewish memorial plaque was defaced overnight on Nov. 9, as Berlin separately commemorated the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Wall with ceremonies at Bernauer Straße.