Overview
- The ZDF talk show Markus Lanz, which aired Thursday, featured survivor Eva Umlauf saying antisemitism is now “salonfähig” in Germany.
- Ruth-Anne Damm said recorded antisemitic crimes have more than doubled since October 7, leaving many Jews afraid to show religious symbols in public.
- Historian Oliver von Wrochem warned that a broad majority of society is open to antisemitism in what he called a long-standing German problem.
- The guests pointed to pandemic-era conspiracy movements, social media radicalization, and the Israel–Gaza war as key forces that sped up the spread of antisemitic views.
- Umlauf said many in Germany fail to distinguish Israel’s government from Jewish people, which fuels blame-shifting and claims that flip victims and perpetrators.