Clear words from the anti-Semitism commissioner of the Senate. Prof. Samuel Salzborn (44) warned on Tuesday: “Of course Berlin has an anti-Semitism problem. It would be naïve to deny that and blind to the controversy.”
The number of unreported cases of anti-Semitic incidents is very high. Only 20 to 25 percent of the crimes are reported. There is a “continuous increase in incidents and criminal proceedings,” said Salzborn.
Shameful: Surveys of Jews show that anti-Semitism is perceived everywhere! “In everyday life, at school, in daycare, on the street, in professional life,” says Salzborn. In addition, a “very regrettable lack of solidarity” on the part of other people is often felt.
Anti-Semitism can be found in all areas of society – this also applies to left-wing, right-wing and Muslim circles. In 2021, for example, there were “major anti-Semitic demonstrations” by Arabs and Palestinians.
In its 264-page report, Salzborn also makes suggestions, e.g. B. to the education sector. Anti-Semitism should not only be taught in history lessons, but also in politics lessons. Problem: “Anti-Semitism does not seem to have a history. It begins in school lessons in 1933 and ends in 1945,” Salzborn told the BZ. In addition, Jewish life in school books is almost exclusively conveyed only with reference to National Socialism.
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Education expert Paul Fresdorf (44, FDP) supports Salzborn’s ideas: “The reduction of Jewish life in Germany to the time of Nazi rule does not do justice to the long 1700-year tradition.” Louis Krüger (25, Green): “The topic is often Religion deliberately kept out of school due to insecurity. In order to be able to deal with this in everyday school life, you need a safe and relaxed approach to the diversity of religious life in the city.”
“Commitment against anti-Semitism remains an urgent task for society as a whole,” warns Anne Helm (35), leader of the Left Party.
