Berlin continues to record a persistently high level of antisemitic incidents, with an average of around six cases per day in 2025, according to the latest annual report by the Research and Information Centre on Antisemitism (RIAS).
The organisation documented 2,197 antisemitic incidents in the German capital last year. While this represents a decline compared with 2,521 cases recorded in 2024, the figures remain significantly elevated compared with the period before 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched its attack on Israel. Between 2018 and 2022, RIAS recorded fewer than 1,000 incidents annually in Berlin.
Across Germany, the data points to a broader upward trend. In the state of Hesse, for example, around 1,100 antisemitic incidents were reported in 2025, an increase of 18 per cent compared with the previous year.
RIAS and federal monitoring bodies say the sustained rise reflects a structural shift in the prevalence of antisemitism since late 2023, with incidents remaining far above pre-attack levels nationwide.
The Berlin report details a wide range of incidents, including physical assaults, threats, vandalism and verbal abuse. In 39 cases, victims were reportedly struck or spat at, while others had clothing or jewellery forcibly removed.
Additional categories included 41 threats, 49 mass mailings and 63 cases of property damage. The vast majority of incidents—over 2,000—were classified as “abusive behaviour”, encompassing insults, graffiti and other forms of harassment.
A particularly serious case occurred in January 2025, when a tourist narrowly survived an attempted murder near the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe close to the Brandenburg Gate.
According to RIAS, around 70 per cent of recorded incidents were driven by Israel-related antisemitism. This included frequent comparisons between Jews, Zionism or Israel and National Socialism, a pattern the organisation has repeatedly warned against.
Berlin’s Senator for Anti-Discrimination, Cansel Kiziltepe of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), said antisemitic hostility was now emerging “from all social milieus” and warned against normalising the situation. She also highlighted an increasing tendency to relativise antisemitism, calling it “a fatal signal to those affected”.
In Hesse, the head of the regional RIAS office said that Jewish life was becoming more difficult, stating that “for Jews, full participation in society is no longer unconditionally possible”.
Marc Grünbaum, chair of the Frankfurt Jewish community, criticised what he described as widespread silence in the face of antisemitism, arguing that it often goes “largely unchallenged”.
Despite variations between regions, the overall data underscores a sustained rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany, with levels remaining well above those seen before October 2023.
