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A holocaust monument in Hannover, Germany was destroyed during the night, leaving the crowns of the flowers presented to honor the patients of the Second World War destroyed.
The incident, which took the position on Jan. 29, a few days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, is the moment of vandalism at Ahlem Memorial in the two years, according to the ‘Ahlem Memorial’s press release.
Incidents of anti-Semitism are at their highest in years, and are highest at 360% in the United States after the outbreak of the war in Gaza in 2023, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Incidents included physical assaults, vandalism, verbal or written harassment, etc.
Germany also saw strong construction in anti-Semitic incidents in 2023, as the update update up to 83%, according to the Federal Association for Research and Information Reporting on Antisemitism Report (RIA).
ADL estimates that another 2. 2 billion people, 46% of the world adult population, the anti -Semitic attitudes of the port, which is twice the other people interviewed 10 years ago.
Vandalism consisted of the destruction of nine commemorative crowns, which were established on January 28, a rite to mark the day of the Holocaust memory. The crowns threw themselves into a grass or stolen. After the incident, the only remains of the shipments were petales that covered the path of the road, which leads to the “name of the names. “
Hanover’s authorities have begun investigating the incident, and surveillance cameras reportedly recorded the perpetrator.
The wreaths laid at the Rite for Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day were placed on behalf of the city of Hanover, the Jewish community, political deputies and victims’ associations in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust in the presence of 150 visitors.
The ceremony was one of many globally, as this year marked 80 years since the liberation of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The past example of vandalism on the commemorative site of the Holocaust took position in 2023, in which, after the day of the Holocaust memory, the disfigured monument with national and anti -Semitic slogans, and the crowns were destroyed again.
The Ahlem memorial is located on the site of a collection point from which the Nazis deported Jewish people from Hanover to ghettos and extermination camps in Eastern Europe.
Prior to functioning as a deportation site, the area was known for being home to the Ahlem Israeli Horticultural School in 1933 and the school later helped Jews to emigrate to 18 countries to escape the Nazi regime, including Palestine, according to the website Hanover Living.
In a press release, Steffen Krach, the regional president of Hanover, said: “It is shameful that there are still other people in this country who consult or even approve of the Nazis’ unjust regime and extermination policy and make mocks of the sufferers of the Holocaust and the reminiscence of them in such an unpleasant way!
“We currently see daily how the limits of what is said and feasible are shifting further and further. We will continue to oppose this incident and any other form of hatred and incitement with all means of the rule of law. And I appeal to everyone: stand up for our democracy, do not allow it to be put further at risk.”
In an X publication, previously known as Twitter, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote: “Germany’s responsibility arises from this place. This duty remains. We, at least six million Jews who were killed. All of us who were declared enemies , persecuted and killed through national socialist ideology.
In a statement in Newsweek, the decomposition of the police to Hanover said: “The police are aware of the facts and registered them. The police security service resumed the investigation. The damage, damages and data on the suspects are Components of research research.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) agency has paused observances of Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural and historical events after President Donald Trump banned inputting diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace, so Holocaust Remembrance events may not continue to take place in the U.S.
Germany is looking to locate new tactics to combat anti -Semitism, because it has followed an anti -Semitism solution that would make public subsidies for culture and clinical projects depending on organizations of the definition of paintings, the international definition of the Holocaust, as informed through the Definition of anti -Semitism, as reported through the German media DW.
Ralf Michaels, a legal expert in Hamburg, said that the resolution passed by Germany’s lower house of parliament in November 2024 is “a great disappointment.”
Update 1/30/25, 11:12 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from the Hanover Police Department.
Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 from the Londoners and had previously written for MyLondon, the Camden New Journal, BUST Magazine, and Washington Square News. She is a graduate of New York University and obtained her NCTJ at News Associates. Languages: English. You can get in touch with Maya by emailing [email protected].
Maya Mehrara is a Newsweek journalist in London in the United Kingdom, her purpose is to inform about foreign news. She covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration disorders and the revolution in Iran. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 of the Londoners and had already written for Mylondon, The Camden New Journal, Bust Magazine and Washington Square News. He graduated from the University of New York and received his NCTJ in News Associates. Languages: English. You can touch Maya by sending an email to Mr. mehrara@newsweek. com.