"On his phone, he shows hateful messages he has received along with screenshots of Instagram comments sent to the Orthodox rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, who founded the "Jewish Community Chabad Berlin" in 2007. They include such missives as "Fuck you and your family tree," or "We used to make lampshades out of you," or "Your end is near." Salomo catches sight of his son on the athletics field behind the fences and waves."
"Two years have passed since the Hamas terror attack, during which 1,200 people were murdered in Israel and 251 others were taken hostage. It was the largest mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. But for Jews living in the diaspora, as Jewish historian Rafael Seligmann wrote last year in DER SPIEGEL, it was also "the greatest catastrophe since 1945." Regardless of whether Jewish people support the war against Hamas or not, "we are being made scapegoats for Israel," Seligmann recently said."
Hateful threats and abusive Instagram messages have targeted rabbis and Jewish community members in Germany, including violent language and explicit menaces. Visibly Jewish children attend protective schools where kippot and tzitzit can be worn safely, while posters of hostages have been removed or torn down at other sites. The October 7, 2023 Hamas attack left about 1,200 dead and 251 taken hostage, constituting the largest mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. Jewish people in the diaspora increasingly feel scapegoated for Israel and confront growing insecurity, fear, and public hostility in Germany.
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