A series of antisemitic incidents in Germany has seen a synagogue defaced with a swastika and residential buildings marked with calls for the murder of Jews, raising alarm among officials and Jewish organisations, reports The Jerusalem Post.
In the city of Cottbus, a swastika was painted on the façade of the local synagogue before dawn on Monday, according to Brandenburg police. The attack marked the second time in four days that the synagogue had been vandalised, with an earlier antisemitic inscription discovered on Friday during a separate police response.
Authorities said the incidents may be linked and have transferred the investigation to state security services. Police have appealed for witnesses as they attempt to identify those responsible.
Meanwhile, in Berlin, multiple apartment buildings in the Pankow district were found covered in antisemitic graffiti on Sunday. Among the slogans were explicit death threats, including “Kill all Jews,” alongside swastikas and other hate messages.
Ron Prosor, Israel’s ambassador to Germany, shared images of the graffiti and warned that such incidents reflect a growing climate of hostility toward Jews. He argued that the use of English-language slogans pointed to the spread of globally connected extremist rhetoric.
German Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert condemned the graffiti as “sickening,” noting that calls for murder had appeared openly in a major European capital.
Jewish organisations also expressed concern. The European Jewish Congress warned that repeated incidents of this kind go beyond vandalism and amount to direct incitement to violence, contributing to fear and insecurity within Jewish communities.
The attacks form part of a broader pattern of rising antisemitism in Germany and across Europe, where synagogues, homes, and public spaces have increasingly been targeted with both symbolic and explicit expressions of hatred.
Investigations into both the Cottbus and Berlin incidents are ongoing.
Photo credit: Screenshot via X/ Ron_Prosor
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