"Three large words sprayed across the side of a building in the district of Prenzlauer Berg, calling in English for the killing of all Jews, provoked outrage and shock. The words were quickly covered and then painted over yet the message still shows through if you look closely (top photo). True to Berlin's character, civil society responded: Residents held a vigil. Blueandwhite ribbons now hang from lampposts and traffic signs, bearing the words “Against all antisemitism” beside a Star of David."
"Children used chalk to cover nearly a hundred meters of the sidewalk on the district's Ueckermunder Strasse with hearts and messages like “No place for hate,” “Respect,” “Togetherness,” and “Our neighborhood stands together.” Police notices were taped to front doors in the area, announcing: “Antisemitic incitement to hatred involving property damage through graffiti.”"
"The day after the vigil, a few kilometers away in western Berlin, the executive committee of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) convened, led by party leader Chancellor Friedrich Merz, on the campus of the Jewish Chabad movement. They were welcomed by Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, the capital's most prominent rabbi, who appeals to a focus on the good, for signs of hope, rather than on the darkness."
"And the rabbi has built a campus, an outstanding complex with classrooms and a multipurpose hall, a kindergarten and a cafe. All of it lies behind a fortified entrance area that could just as well belong to an airport security checkpoint. Outside, under the open sky, schoolchildren greeted the politicians with a song. Merz responded by tellin"
Three large English words sprayed on a building in Prenzlauer Berg called for the killing of all Jews, provoking outrage and shock. The graffiti was quickly covered and painted over, but the message remained visible on close inspection. Residents responded with a vigil, blue-and-white ribbons on lampposts and traffic signs reading “Against all antisemitism” beside a Star of David, and children chalking hearts and messages such as “No place for hate,” “Respect,” “Togetherness,” and “Our neighborhood stands together.” Police notices were posted on front doors describing antisemitic incitement to hatred involving property damage through graffiti. The next day, CDU leaders met at the Chabad campus in western Berlin, where Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal emphasized hope and good, and schoolchildren greeted the politicians with a song.
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