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Berlin Police Detain Man After Antisemitic Assault on Jewish Family in Charlottenburg

  • On Saturday, Berlin Police arrested a 31-year-old suspect for an antisemitic attack in Charlottenburg, where he allegedly followed a 47-year-old Jewish man wearing a kippah and two children, shouting insults and spitting at them.
  • This assault occurs amid record-high antisemitism in Germany, as antisemitism watchdog RIAS documented 8,725 incidents in 2025, averaging roughly 24 cases per day across the country.
  • When the older man confronted the attacker, he allegedly struck him in the face; bystanders then rushed to assist, including a 45-year-old man who engaged in a physical altercation with the suspect.
  • Authorities apprehended the suspect following the incident, and the Berlin State Criminal Police Office State Security Division is conducting an investigation into the attack.
  • Recent documented violence reflects broader patterns: four community members were insulted and spat on in Kehl, a rabbi was shoved in Hesse, and a terrorist attack occurred at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
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The antisemitic incident occurred on Saturday afternoon on Uhlandstrasse. The State Security Police are now investigating.

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In Berlin-Charlottenburg a severe anti-Semitic attack has probably occurred on the bright day. A 48-year-old man with Kippa is ... The post Arab spits on a man with Kippa and his children appeared first on Apollo News.

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A man wearing a kippah and carrying two children was insulted and threatened by another man in Charlottenburg. The assailant allegedly spat in the faces of the 48-year-old and the children. The State Criminal Police Office is investigating whether this was an antisemitic incident. Source link: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a3764a87e682fc37fc02111/berlin-mann-spuckt-48-jaehrigem-mit-kippa-und-zwei-kindern-ins-gesicht.html Author…

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bz-berlin.de broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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