"When Guy Katz checks his social media feeds in the morning, he sees mostly hate mail, insults and even death threats. "I woke up today to about 100 hateful comments on various social media platforms. Just for me. And what do I do? I am Jewish and I fight against antisemitism," said Katz at a press conference on Wednesday. He teaches international management at the Munich University of Applied Sciences and founded DACH Against Hate, an initiative against antisemitism."
"Antisemitism has risen sharply in Germany since the October 7, 2023, terror attacks in Israel by Hamas militants and Israel's ensuing military offensive in the Gaza Strip. To curb the growing antisemitism, Guy Katz, together with the German-Israeli Society, Jewish communities, several prominent figures and 200 other organizations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, founded the initiative. The group has a large demonstration against antisemitism planned for October 5 in Munich. Katz and the other organizers have also launched an online petition with the goal of collecting at least 100,000 signatures. The goal of the petition is for the parliaments in Berlin, Vienna and Bern to pick up the group's five-point plan and discuss potential steps to be implemented. The plan includes calling for stricter legislation, better education and more protection and support for Jewish institutions."
"The patron of the initiative is Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria. She said that the world has been a different place since October 7, 2023, and that life for Jews has "changed radically." The 92-year-old patron said that equating German Jews with the current Israeli government is completely wrong."
Guy Katz, a Munich academic and founder of DACH Against Hate, receives hate mail and death threats while campaigning against antisemitism. The DACH initiative brings together more than 200 organizations across Germany, Austria and Switzerland and plans a major demonstration in Munich on October 5. Organizers launched an online petition seeking at least 100,000 signatures to urge parliaments in Berlin, Vienna and Bern to consider a five-point plan. The plan calls for stricter legislation, improved education, and more protection and support for Jewish institutions. Charlotte Knobloch serves as patron and warns that antisemitism uses Middle East tensions as a pretext and wrongly equates German Jews with Israel's government.
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