Recently Stefan Hensel, the antisemitism czar in Hamburg, has resigned in despair: “Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support,” by Joshua Schultheis, Times of Israel, December 8, 2025: Antisemitic incidents in Hamburg, where there is a Jewish population of roughly 5,000, have been on the rise. A study commissioned by […]
In Germany, an Antisemitism Czar Resigns in Despair
All German states but one — Bremen — have antisemitism commissioners, who monitor the kinds and frequency of antisemitic acts, and report them to the state government for whatever action it chooses to take in response. Recently Stefan Hensel, the antisemitism czar in Hamburg, has resigned in despair over the increase in antisemitism, and the […]