Jews in Germany warned of risks of wearing kippah cap in public

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Jews in Germany warned of risks of wearing kippah cap in public

Agence France-Presse
Sun 26 May 2019 01.26 BST Last modified on Sun 26 May 2019 11.32 BST

Germany’s government commissioner on antisemitism has warned Jews about the potential dangers of wearing the traditional kippah cap in the face of rising anti-Jewish attacks.

“I cannot advise Jews to wear the kippah everywhere all the time in Germany,” Felix Klein said in an interview published Saturday by the Funke regional press group.

In issuing the warning, he said he had “alas, changed my mind (on the subject) compared to previously”.

Klein, whose post was created last year, cited “the lifting of inhibitions and the uncouthness which is on the rise in society” as factors behind a rising incidence of antisemitism.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/26/jews-in-germany-warned-of-risks-of-wearing-kippah-cap-in-public

[COLGATE4]

1. Well, identifying Jews by the wearing of a kippah is so

haphazard. Perhaps there might be an easier way - something like wearing an identifying mark on their clothing...

[EllieBC]

2. Can we be done worshipping European countries as some

sort of open minded utopia?