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Bavaria increases funding for Jewish communities to €26 million

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bavaria will increase annual state funding for Jewish communities from €20 million to €26 million.
  • The funding will support security measures, synagogue construction, schools and educational programs.
  • Markus Söder said the renewed agreement would signal opposition to antisemitism and support for Jewish life and ties with Israel.

Bavaria is increasing its state funding for Jewish communities from €20 million to €26 million. Premier Markus Söder announced the increase in Munich while signing a renewed agreement with Jewish community representatives.

This renewal of the state agreement is a very special act of friendship and appreciation.

· Markus SöderThe Bavarian premier characterized the renewed funding agreement.

The state payments will support security measures, synagogue construction, schools and educational programs. The agreement between Bavaria and the Jewish communities dates back to 1997.

We all feel that the challenge is greater than ever.

· Markus SöderSöder referred to the challenge posed by antisemitism.

Söder called the renewal “a very special act of friendship and appreciation.” He said Bavaria wanted to demonstrate close cooperation, recognition of Jewish life and opposition to antisemitism.

Antisemitism has many ugly faces.

· Markus SöderThe premier described the breadth of antisemitism.

“We all feel that the challenge is greater than ever,” Söder said, adding that antisemitism was growing as never before and had “many ugly faces.” He said the agreement would publicly affirm Bavaria’s opposition to antisemitism, as well as its connection with Israel and Jewish life. “Every attack on Jewish life is an attack on all of us,” he said.

Every attack on Jewish life is an attack on all of us.

· Markus SöderSöder stressed the broader significance of attacks on Jewish communities.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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