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Antisemitism Watch - September 13, 2026, 05 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We begin
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  Speaker 1: with a violent antisemitic assault in Berlin, Germany. According to
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  Speaker 1: a police statement, early Friday morning between Thursday and Friday,
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  Speaker 1: a 43-year-old woman was targeted on Torstrasse in the Mitt district.
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  Speaker 1: Two men approached her after noticing the Star of David
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  Speaker 1: necklace she was wearing hurled antisemitic insults, and one attacked
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  Speaker 1: her with a broken glass bottle. The woman sustained cuts
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  Speaker 1: to her hand, and was treated by emergency responders before
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  Speaker 1: being taken to a hospital. The investigation, which has been
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  Speaker 1: transferred to the Berlin Criminal Police's State Security Division, is ongoing,
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  Speaker 1: and no arrests have yet been announced. This incident occurs
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  Speaker 1: against a backdrop of rising antisemitism in the city. According
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  Speaker 1: to Berlin authorities, 2,268 antisemitic offenses were recorded in the
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  Speaker 1: city in 2025, a 24.3% increase from the previous year.
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  Speaker 1: with 64 classified as violent offences. A report by the
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  Speaker 1: Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office published in July noted that 820
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  Speaker 1: proceedings with an antisemitic background were opened during 2025, and
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  Speaker 1: a prosecutor's representative warned that these attacks harm not only
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  Speaker 1: direct victims, but also undermine the sense of security of
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  Speaker 1: the city's Jewish community. On university campuses, concerns about antisemitism continue.
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  Speaker 1: In Sydney, Australia, Reports indicate that a university queer group
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  Speaker 1: was reportedly hijacked by pro-Palestine activists, raising broader concerns about
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism on university campuses, according to advocacy by the Australasian
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  Speaker 1: Union of Jewish Students. Meanwhile, in North America, Jewish student
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  Speaker 1: groups have launched a new Bill of Rights. This initiative
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  Speaker 1: calls on schools to strengthen protections and improve responses to
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  Speaker 1: increasing antisemitic incidents reported by students. Finally, as the Jewish
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  Speaker 1: community approaches the high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and
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  Speaker 1: Yom Kippur, a reflection on resilience and collective action emerges.
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  Speaker 1: One report highlights the Jewish community's response to what it
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  Speaker 1: describes as antisemitism creeping from the margins of society toward
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  Speaker 1: its center. It details how, throughout this difficult year, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: people have stepped forward for one another with kindness and love,
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  Speaker 1: reaching across communities and continents to help their Jewish brethren.
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  Speaker 1: The report cites specific examples of this spirit, including 440
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  Speaker 1: trained volunteers and a Federation Command Center helping secure Jewish
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  Speaker 1: institutions in Montreal, and over 400 community leaders from 41
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  Speaker 1: states advocating on Capitol Hill for the safety and security
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  Speaker 1: of Jewish life across America. It also notes the extraordinary
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  Speaker 1: generosity of the North American Federation system in providing aid
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  Speaker 1: to communities rebuilding in Israel. and the Israeli government's commitment
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  Speaker 1: to strengthening Jewish education throughout the diaspora. I'm Rachel Adler,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch. Follow Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: This report was generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies.
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  Speaker 1: Please verify important details with primary sources.