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Outrage in Flensburg: Anti-Semitic sign causes an uproar!
In Flensburg, an anti-Semitic sign in the window of a gothic shop caused outrage and political reactions.
Outrage in Flensburg: Anti-Semitic sign causes an uproar!
In Flensburg, a scandalous sign is causing excitement and outrage. Hans-Velten Reisch, a 60-year-old shopkeeper, has a sign in his gothic paraphernalia and technical literature shop with the obvious message “JEWS are banned from entering here!!!!” placed in the shop window. Reisch emphasized that this was not personal hostility, but a reaction to the reporting on the Gaza conflict that he disliked. This provocative action took place on Wednesday and has since been objected to by the police, who asked Reisch to remove the sign, as Bild reports.
The reaction in the city was immediate and violent. Many passers-by were shocked by the anti-Semitic content. The incident not only alarmed residents but also politicians in Flensburg. Mayor Fabian Geyer described the sign as a dangerous sign and recalled the darkest chapters of German history. He invited citizens to take a stand and protest against such statements. The Flensburg Green Party district leader Annabell Pescher called for the authorities to intervene quickly. The public prosecutor's office has already received several criminal complaints of sedition as a result of this action, including one from Peter Harry Carstensen, the former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein. The public prosecutor's office in Flensburg has already initiated an investigation into initial suspicion of incitement to hatred.
Political reactions and the background
Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther expressed his horror at the incident. Anti-Semitism Commissioner Dr. Gerhard Ulrich warns of the danger of this anti-Semitic agitation and the consequences for public peace. The debate takes place in a context in which the threat to Jewish life in Germany has increased significantly due to the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. A federal government report shows that the number of anti-Semitic crimes increased dramatically in 2023 and will remain at a high level in 2024. Protecting Jewish life and combating anti-Semitism are top priorities for the government, as bundestag.de confirms.
The need for an intensive discussion of the issue of anti-Semitism is also underlined by the current case in Flensburg. It shows once again how important it is to intensify the work of remembrance of the Shoah and the education about anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, especially in schools. The political reaction to the incident in Flensburg is therefore being pursued not only locally, but also in the larger context of nationwide efforts to combat anti-Semitism.