"Tim Kurockin, a 21-year-old Jewish student from Bavaria, says he moved to Berlin shortly before October 7, 2023 the day of Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Since then, he tells DW, some of his Jewish friends have been "physically assaulted simply because it was clear they were Jewish." As for his own habits, however, Kurockin, describes himself as "not visibly Jewish," since he wears neither a kippah, the traditional head covering for Jewish males, nor a star of David."
"When in Berlin, he is "very cautious when out and about," Kurockin says, and avoids telling "many people" that he is Jewish. Still, he emphasizes, it is not as though he walks through the city "in constant fear." What he does avoid are certain demonstrations whose slogans he disagrees with. Jewish institutions in Berlin have been under police protection for decades. Since the autumn of 2023, however, the atmosphere in the German capital has become markedly more tense."
A 21-year-old Jewish student moved to Berlin shortly before October 7, 2023, and reports that some Jewish friends were physically assaulted because they were identifiable as Jewish. The student avoids visible Jewish markers such as a kippah or Star of David and limits who he tells about his Jewish identity. He participates in Jewish student organizations but avoids demonstrations with objectionable slogans. Jewish institutions in Berlin have long had police protection, but since autumn 2023 the overall atmosphere has become noticeably tenser, with heavier security measures at public Jewish events and cultural centers.
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