Halle

Three years after the synagogue attack in Halle, Germany mourns

Officials held events Sunday in commemoration of the gruesome Yom Kippur massacre.

An onlooker examines the bullet marks that were still visible on the door to the synagogue in Halle, Germany, July 20, 2020.
The damaged door of a synagogue is seen in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

German Jews raise $40,000 for Halle kebab shop targeted in deadly attack

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Israeli Ambassador to Hungary praises Viktor Orban's government

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

German court sentences Halle synagogue gunman to life in prison


Halle synagogue shooter denies the Holocaust in trial closing statement

The verdict on Balliet as well as his sentence are due to be given on Dec. 21.

The damaged door of a synagogue is seen in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

Parents of Halle Synagogue shooter share responsibility - lawyer

The parents of the alleged killer were silent as he became radicalized, a lawyer for the survivors said.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier leaves the synagogue at the commemoration ceremony for victims of a shooting at a synagogue and a kebab shop one year ago in Halle, Germany October 9, 2020.

Swastikas painted over tributes to synagogue attack victims in Halle

Some of the stencils were painted over with a red swastika earlier this week, the Bild newspaper reported.

CANDLES LIGHT the scene of the fatal shooting outside a synagogue in Halle, Germany, in October 2019.

German Jews thrive despite ongoing antisemitism a year after Halle attack

Even post-Holocaust, there is a continuity of antisemitism and hate in Germany over the past decades, and Halle is another link in the long chain of antisemitic attacks and rhetoric.

The damaged door of a synagogue is seen in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

A year after Halle, Jews who were there are still looking for answers

However, in the months that followed, a fuller and more disturbing narrative about the attack surfaced.

An onlooker examines the bullet marks that were still visible on the door to the synagogue in Halle, Germany, July 20, 2020.

Germany pledges extra $26 million for Jewish security

The announcement comes nearly a year after a violent attack on the synagogue in Halle, on Yom Kippur, which left two passersby dead.

A security officer walks at the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 11, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

German Jews raise money to help owner of Halle kebab shop

Ismet Tekin, who was an employee when the shop was attacked last October, was not injured and thus the shop does not qualify for assistance under the Victims Compensation Act.

A security officer walks at the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 11, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

Amid pandemic, Halle Jews forced out of synagogue again year after attack

The synagogue was full to its capacity of about 100 last October when a white supremacist gunman tried to blast open the building’s armored door on Yom Kippur.

A view of the synagogue in Halle, Germany, July 28, 2020.

I survived the Halle synagogue attack and now I face my attacker in court

I decided to be a co-plaintiff in this trial in order to play a role in the fight against right-wing extremism.

Mourners gather at the synagogue in Halle, Germany.

Halle Synagogue shooting survivor: 'I really lost trust in the police'

Rabbi Rebecca Blady was present at the time of the shooting, and is now a co-plaintiff in the upcoming trial.

People place candles at central market square in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting

Halle Synagogue shooter trial to begin this week in Germany

If convicted in the upcoming trial, he will likely serve a lifetime sentence.

Flowers and candles are seen outside the synagogue in Halle, Germany October 10, 2019, after two people were killed in a shooting