Overview
- The annual report published Monday found 786 antisemitic criminal offences in 2025, a 19% increase from the previous year.
- The monitoring group RIAS recorded a record 1,102 antisemitic incidents in 2025, a 17% year‑on‑year rise that includes many events below the threshold of criminal charges.
- Sylvia Löhrmann, the NRW antisemitism commissioner, warned that 'Judenhass darf nicht zur Normalität werden' and said the trend is alarming for social cohesion.
- Officials say antisemitism now appears across right‑wing, left‑wing, Islamist, religious and mainstream social groups, and universities reported 85 incidents in 2025, up from 79.
- Löhrmann urged stepped‑up prevention work, more education about antisemitism, and greater sensitivity training for teachers, police and authorities while calling for Jewish life to be visible as part of everyday society.