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Munich’s IKG Marks 80th Anniversary With Heightened Security and Alarms Over Antisemitism

Political leaders have vowed tougher protections after a court allowed a bodyguard with a history of antisemitism to return to duty.

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Overview

  • The Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern, refounded by Holocaust survivors on July 15, 1945, now counts about 9,300 members and has grown into Germany’s largest Jewish community.
  • A Bavarian Administrative Court ruled this week that a former bodyguard of IKG president Charlotte Knobloch may resume police service despite evidence of antisemitic rhetoric.
  • Organizers set up an human chain and deployed extra police around the Ohel Jakob Synagogue to shield worshippers from a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration.
  • Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, Bavaria’s Minister President Markus Söder and Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter condemned rising hate incidents and pledged legal and security measures, including naming a street after founder Fritz Neuland.
  • Community officials reported hundreds of antisemitic incidents since October 2023—ranging from graffiti to cemetery desecrations—prompting calls for sustained political support and enhanced protection.