As refugees flood in, German Jews are torn between embrace and worry | The Times of Israel
The Cologne Jewish community’s dilemma over teenage refugees living opposite the city’s synagogue is a microcosm of German Jewry’s concerns over the migrant wave
COLOGNE, Germany — Last November, a handful of refugees were moved temporarily to a few containers in a public park across the street from Cologne’s main synagogue, an imposing 150-year-old building with clearly visible Hebrew inscriptions and a Star of David on top.
The containers were originally erected to house a kindergarten undergoing renovations and were to have been removed soon after the work was completed. But as a wave of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa swept into Western Europe, local authorities decided to use it as makeshift refugee center, housing a group of 10 to 12-year-olds who arrived without their parents.
COLOGNE, Germany — Last November, a handful of refugees were moved temporarily to a few containers in a public park across the street from Cologne’s main synagogue, an imposing 150-year-old building with clearly visible Hebrew inscriptions and a Star of David on top.
The containers were originally erected to house a kindergarten undergoing renovations and were to have been removed soon after the work was completed. But as a wave of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa swept into Western Europe, local authorities decided to use it as makeshift refugee center, housing a group of 10 to 12-year-olds who arrived without their parents.
Andy Eggert
Eine Million Menschen (vorerst), die den virulentesten Judenhass der Welt quasi mir mit der Muttermilch bekommen haben – man muss kein Prophet sein, um vorher zu sagen, dass der Antisemitismus in Deutschland durch die Decke gehen wird.