- Senior German politicians have warned Jews that they should not wear the traditional skullcap, known as a kippah, in certain parts of the country, thanks to a rise in the number of anti-Semitic crimes being committed.
- “I cannot recommend to Jews that they wear the skullcap at all times everywhere in Germany,” Felix Klein, the country’s anti-Semitism minister told the Funke newspaper group, according to a BBC.
- There were 1,646 hate crimes committed against Jews in Germany last year, an increase of more than 10% from 2017.
Senior German politicians have warned Jews that they should not wear the traditional skullcap, known as a kippah, in certain parts of the country, thanks to a rise in the number of anti-Semitic crimes being committed.
“I cannot recommend to Jews that they wear the skullcap at all times everywhere in Germany,” Felix Klein, the country’s anti-Semitism minister told the Funke newspaper group, according to a BBC report.
Instances of anti-Semitic crime have risen sharply in Germany in the past handful of years, leading Klein to say his opinion on overt shows of Judaism such as wearing a kippah has “changed compared with what it used to be.”
According to BBC reporting, there were 1,646 hate crimes committed against Jews in Germany last year, an increase of more than 10% from 2017. Of those hate crimes, 62 saw instances of physical violence, up from 37 in 2017, an increase of over 65%.
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