Overview

• The 1970 arson attack on Munich's Jewish community center killed seven people, including two Holocaust survivors, and remains unsolved.
• The case was reopened in early 2025 after a private individual provided new information pointing to a specific suspect.
• Initial investigations have deemed the suspicion against the now-deceased suspect credible, prompting a formal inquiry into their motives and any living accomplices.
• Previous investigations, including a 2013 reopening, failed to identify perpetrators, leading to the case being closed in 2017 due to insufficient evidence.
• The attack is remembered as one of the worst antisemitic crimes in postwar Germany, with the Jewish community continuing to seek justice and closure.