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German memorial finally honours forced labourers of forgotten Nazi camp

Germany on Friday inaugurated a memorial at the long-forgotten site of a World War II Nazi concentration camp where forced labourers built an aircraft factory deep inside a Bavarian forest.

Thousands of Germans were kippot in support of Jews

Thousands of German's wearing kippot rallied in support of Jews after a recent spate of hate crimes.  Some 2,000 demonstrators came together at the Berlin Wears Kippa event where Jews and non-Jews wore the traditional skullcap in a shared show of defiance.

Germany’s new antisemitism commissioner wants central register of hate crimes against Jews

Germany's new antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, has said that he wants to have all hate crimes against Jews in Germany registered in one central office.

Thousands of Germans don kippot to fight antisemitism

Thousands of Germans of all faiths have donned Jewish kippot in nationwide rallies in support of the country's Jewish community amid concerns about growing antisemitism.

German Jewish leader warns against wearing kippot in public

Dr Josef Schuster, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany has urged the country's Jews not to wear kippot in public.

Berlin Jewish community launches “Wear a Kippa” campaign 

Berlin's Jewish community has launched a "Berlin wears the kippa" campaign in response to an attack last week on two boys who wore a kippa in the city.
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