A SERIES OF COMPLETELY UNRELATED NEWS ITEMS: GERMAN EDITION. See the French edition here.
January 14, 2011: German Jews Defend Muslims. [archive] “Jewish leaders see their position as a matter of Jewish self-interest . . . The former vice president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Michel Friedman, insisted that there could be ‘no more tolerance for this intolerance,’ adding, ‘We need bridge builders, not people who preach hate.'”
July 24, 2015: Jewish group slams right-wing asylum plan. [archive] “‘The recent statements from Minister-President Seehofer pose a danger, they foster a sentiment in the country that can provoke exactly these kinds of negative escalations,’ Schuster said. . . . ‘When I see some people today stirring up hatred against refugees, I ask myself how it is that the greater good of human dignity is still not actually anchored in their heads?'”
September 10, 2015: ‘We Jews understand the hardship the refugees are going through’ [archive] (“Op-Ed by Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and vice-president of the World Jewish Congress, and Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, in ‘Die Welt'”). “The Jewish community, both in Germany and world-wide, welcomes this evolution towards an open society.”
September 11, 2015: In Germany, Syrian refugees seek out a Jewish welfare organization. [archive] “Although there are innumerable individual initiatives, the [Jewish] communities, largely not actively aiding the refugees, are keeping a very low profile with their aid efforts . . . But the ZWST [Central Board of Jewish Welfare in Germany] is already in the trenches, and has been for years.”
October 1, 2015: Attacks on Jews rise to five-year high in Germany – more than any country in Europe. [archive]
November 24, 2015: Limit the number of migrants allowed to enter Germany,’ Jewish leader tells Merkel. [archive] “Schuster . . . said that quotas are necessary in light of the fact that many of the million refugees expected to arrive in Germany this year ‘come from cultures where the hatred of Jews and intolerance is an integral part.’ . . . ‘Don’t only think about the Jews, think about equal rights for women and the treatment of homosexuals.'”
November 25, 2015: Despite broad support of migrants among Jews, divisions remain. [archive] “‘Many refugees come from countries where Israel is an enemy; their resentment is often transferred to Jews in general,’ [representatives of the Central Council of Jews in Germany] warned, echoing a previous call by Schuster to Merkel that refugees should be brought to an ‘acceptance that support for Israel is part of the political DNA of this country.'”
January 20, 2016: Anti-Semitism In Europe: Jews Fleeing Germany Amid Rise Of Islamic Extremism, Far-Right Radicals. [archive]
February 22, 2016: Exclusive: German Source Warns Jews in Danger as Anti-Migrant Movement Grows Violent. [archive] “The activist, a German visitor to Israel, told JewishPress.com on condition of anonymity – is that a backlash is beginning among the German population which is starting to blame its ‘migrant population’ on ‘the Jews.'”