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Jewish students deny Tillschneider access to Halle memorialAbout 60 people commemorated the 2019 attack outside the synagogue on 9 October 2026.
- On 9 October 2026, about 12 members of the Jewish Students Union of Germany blocked Tillschneider’s entry, linking arms.
- Tillschneider argued for about ten minutes, called the attacker confused, and then withdrew.
- Sven Schulze and Reiner Haseloff attended; about 60 guests observed silence and threw symbolic stones.
- Community chairman Max Privorozki described the perpetrator as a hater of humanity, not mentally disturbed.
Antisemitism and racism are fundamental ideological components of the AfD. The attacker shared that same ideology.— Rachel Spicker, spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Berlin, on the claim that antisemitism and racism are fundamental ideological components of the AfD
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- JSUD representatives report increased hostility and death threats after preventing Tillschneider from entering the synagogue grounds in Halle.
- Nearly a week ago, Tillschneider sought to attend a synagogue commemoration seven years after the antisemitic attack.
- An unknown number of people reportedly called him a Nazi; their JSUD affiliation remains unclear.
- Tillschneider rejected the students’ criticism and said he had never spoken against Jewish life.
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