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Germany

German prosecutors consider trials for three alleged members of Holocaust firing squads

German prosecutors have identified three suspects from a 2014 list of nine alleged Holocaust-era war criminals accused of shooting countless Jews.

Berlin school admits it failed to act over attacks against Jewish students

A prestigious international school in Berlin has acknowledged that it underestimated the antisemitic bullying of a Jewish student.

Berlin museum returns Nazi-looted treasure to heirs of Jewish family

A Berlin museum said it had formally restituted a 15th century religious wooden sculpture to the heirs of former owners, a Jewish couple who fled the Nazi regime.

German court convicts man who attacked Israeli wearing kippah

A Berlin court convicted a 19-year-old Syrian of serious bodily harm and slander for attacking an Israeli man wearing a kippah.

Jews and Muslims in Berlin team up on bike rides against hatred

Some 25 Jews and Muslims have teamed up on tandem bicycle rides through Berlin in a protest against growing antisemitism and attacks on Muslims in the country.

Munich mayor accuses Roger Waters of promoting antisemitism

Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, has been accused by the Mayor of Munich of stoking antisemitism.

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