Lower Thirds: 
0:03	Report by Bernd Riegert
0:37	Michael
1:21	Sigmount Königsberg | Antisemitism Commissioner
2:06	Benjamin Jendro | Berlin Police Union spokesperson
2:57	Marina Chernivsky | CEO Counseling Center OFEK
3:43	Voice of Michael

((info: The number of anti-Semitic incidents has risen sharply in Germany since the terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. German Police statistics show last year alone that attacks against Jews rose by 20 percent. In Berlin, many Jews are afraid to show they are Jewish in public. ))

Script: 
+++ SOT „Michael“ Betroffener, U-Bahn Wittenau, HSB_DW News_Antisemitismus_Mike_A.mp4  01:19-01-36 +++
“This chain is to remember that there are still hostages kept in the Hamas tunnels. On the upper part it says in Hebrew, our heart is kidnapped in Gaza. And on the lower part it says in English, ‘bring them home now’.”    
((Video:  Halbtotale Michael vor U-Bahnhof Wittenau, back and front, face blurred, Subwaystation))
Michael doesn't want to be identified in this report. He is Jewish and has roots in Ukraine and Israel. He has been living in Berlin for five years. On subway line 8, a man recognized his necklace. He insulted him in Arabic, English, and German - and physically harassed him.
((Video: Gegenschuss Interviewer, Profil Michael, Michael von hinten, face blurred))
+++ SOT Michael Betroffener, HSB_DW News_Antisemitismus_Mike_A.mp4  04:20-04:30 INSERT: Michael Affected person+++
“He shouted Free Gaza, free Palestine, children murderer, women murderer, all the propaganda that Hamas shows the world.”
((Video: Fotos von Schmierereien, ein Video, von „Zeonazis“ an einer Hauswand, Video von Hauseingang mit „Genocide“))
Vandalism, graffiti, and Stars of David painted as swastikas have been appearing on walls in addition to verbal abuse, insults and violence against people perceived to be Jewish or Israeli.  Jewish business owners say their premises have been targeted.  
((Video: Vigil for Hamas hostages, Jewish community member giving a speech))
Furthermore, supporters of the hostages held by Hamas say they rarely dare to assemble publicly to show solidarity. 
(( Video: Veranstaltung, Mahnwache für israelische Geiseln in Gewalt der Hamas, Polizeieinsatz gegen einen Störer, Menschenmenge, jüdische Demonstranten, Rede Sigmout Königstein))
+++ SOT Sigmount Königsberg, Antisemitismusbeauftragter Jüdische Gemeinde Berlin, NEWSENG250811_MaterialAntisemitismus_01ICW.mp4    02.36-02:44   INSERT: Sigmount Königsberg Antisemitism Commissioner, Jewish Community+++
 „Also auf jeden Fall versucht man noch so unsichtbar wie möglich zu sein als Jude, dass man in der Öffentlichkeit als Jude nicht erkennbar ist.“   
“In any case, as a Jew you try to be as invisible as possible, so that you are not recognizable as a Jew in public.”
((Video: Polizeistreifen vor der Synagoge Oranienburger Straße, coffeshop with policecar,  Polizei vorm Gemeindezentrum Fasanenstraße ))
Synagogues and other Jewish or Israeli Institutions, like schools, kindergartens, retirement homes and a coffee shop, are under constant police protection. Nearly 200 premises are now given protection, up from 150 at the end of October 2023.
(( Video Policemen, policecar in Fasanenstraße, spokesperson enters the room))
The police estimate that since October 7th the number of perpetrators of antisemitic incidents coming from the extreme left and the pro-Palestinian scene has risen significantly.
Antisemitism from the far right remains to be problem, police representatives told DW. But it is not growing as fast.
+++ SOT Bejamin Jendro, Polizeigewerkschaft Berlin BPH_DW News_AntisemitismusPolizei.mp4  05:57- 06:21 INSERT Benjamin Jendro Spokesperson Police Union+++
„Wir haben nicht mehr den Großteil im Nazi Milieu, also es sind nicht Rechtsextremisten, die hier großen Aufwind bekommen haben, (wir haben natürlich Jugendorganisationen auch gerade durch Social Media,) sondern wir reden oftmals auch über importierten Antisemitismus, ja, das ist eine Vielzahl ausländischer Ideologie, andere religiöse Phänomene, und das spielt sich nicht nur auf der Straße wider, sondern eben auch im Bereich der sozialen Medien, wo dazu aufgerufen wird.“
“We no longer see the bulk of perpetrators coming from the Nazi scene. It’s not rightwing extremists gaining the most momentum here.  Instead, we frequently also talk about imported antisemitism, which includes a multitude of foreign ideologies and other religious phenomena. And this is not only reflected on the streets, but also on social media, where this behaviour is being incited.”
Imported antisemitism is a controversial term in Germany because it's also used by far-right groups to stigmatize immigrants.
((Video: Michael vor der Ubahn, steigt die Ubahntreppe herauf, Eintreten Marina Chernivsky, OFEK)
Where do victims like Michael turn for help? Not every incident is prosecuted by the police. In Berlin, there is the OFEK counseling center, which means “horizon” in Hebrew. 
OFEK advisors warn that Jews in Germany are often held collectively responsible for the Israeli government’s actions, giving latent antisemitism a new outlet.
+++ SOT Marina Chernivsky, CEO OFEK Beratung    NEWSENG250818_Antisemitismus_OFEK_01ICW.mp4   17:28-18:10 INSERT Marina Chernivsky CEO Counseling Center OFEK+++
„Es wäre mir persönlich sehr wichtig, dass Menschen zuhören und dass sie es auch verstehen, (was sozusagen sich gleichzeitig ereignen kann und) dass die Solidarität mit Juden und Jüdinnen nicht  bedeutet, die Entsolidarisierung mit Palästinenserinnen und Palästinensern, dass beides miteinander funktionieren kann. Und dass, dass es keinen Grund gibt, Juden und Jüdinnen weltweit umzubringen, ihnen zu schaden, sie physisch und psychisch und anzugreifen, weil es einen Krieg im Nahen Osten gibt.“
“It is personally very important to me that people listen, and also understand that solidarity with Jewish people does not mean a lack of solidarity with Palestinians – that both can exist at the same time. And that there is absolutely no reason to kill Jews, to harm them, to attack them physically or psychologically anywhere in the world, just because there is a war in the Middle East. 
   ((Video: Ubahn Station Wittenau, Michael geht die Stufen zur Ubahn hinter und verschwindet dabei im Dunkel des Tunnels, er redet während er heruntergeht. ))
For Michael, the anti-Semitic incident has had lasting consequences.
+++ Michael Betroffener, , HSB_DW News_Antisemitismus_Mike_A.mp4 11:01-11:38 INSERT Michael Affected person +++
“My thoughts usually are that I need to check, look around, see who the people in the station are, if there is a need for me to hide the necklace, be more careful and you know not to have some kind of escalated situation, a little bit stressful. 
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