The Jewish neighborhood Berlin now has his personal buddy bear. The 2-meter-tall blue bear is described with the names of all of the Jewish neighborhood’s establishments. He was launched within the night at their summer time reception within the courtyard of the big synagogue in Berlin-Mitte. Berlin’s Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU), Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) and Gideon Joffe, chairman of the neighborhood, unveiled the determine. Given the police presence in entrance of the synagogue on Oranienburger Strasse, Wegner mentioned in his welcoming speech: “I wish to expertise that the Jewish neighborhood can have a good time and that no police are needed.” The mission of politics and society is “to make sure that Jewish life in our metropolis is secure.” Even when individuals with kippahs are afraid to go to sure elements of town, Wegner says it have to be clear: hatred, agitation, racism and anti-Semitism will not be a part of Berlin’s DNA; completely different from the Jewish neighborhood, which is an precise and vital a part of town.
«And in terms of Israel’s proper to exist, there will be no two opinions. Perspective is required right here,” mentioned the Governing Mayor.
Joffe emphasised: “Our response to anti-Semitism is: We is not going to enable ourselves to be intimidated. We keep and stick with it. We proceed to construct Jewish life. We are going to defend our freedom. And we imagine in Germany.”
Among the many a number of hundred visitors from enterprise, church buildings, associations and tradition had been Federal Minister of Training Karin Prien, Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder, Minister of State for Tradition Wolfram Weimer (CDU), Berlin Training Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch, Finance Senator Stefan Evers (each CDU) and Berlin SPD high candidate Steffen Krach.
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