Frankfurt orchestras warn: ‘Antisemitism is present again in our city’

Frankfurt orchestras warn: ‘Antisemitism is present again in our city’

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

November 30, 2023

The orchestras of Germany’s business capital issued a statement today warning that ‘antisemitism is noticeable and present again in our city.’

The opera and HR public broadcasting orchestras say the murderous that Hamas attacks on Israel have made Jews in Germany fearful of wearing religious symbols. Jewish musicians feel that ‘we are leaving them alone in this situation.’ The orchestras call on colleagues and fellow citizens to take a stand against antisemitism, before it is too late.

Comments

  • Serge says:

    This phenomenon is called “presence of Islam”. Not much to do, I’m afraid.

  • Anon says:

    Same in London. Yet colleagues say and do nothing. Terrifying times in which we live and work.

    • Snark Shark says:

      All in the name of tolerance, acceptance, and affirmation.

      • Sue Sonata Form says:

        Don’t forget that Bolshevism and Maoism were all about ‘fairness’. Be very careful of those Orwellian concepts. Dissembling is big business in politics these days.

  • guest says:

    Anti-Semitism can still be a problem in Germany, but I think these statements are a bit postured and fall more into the category of the country’s Vergangenheitsbewältigung.

    • John Borstlap says:

      These long German words are always a problem. This one is too short, it should be:

      Nachkriegsvergangenheitsschuldbewältigungskomplex

  • freddynyc says:

    From the river to the sea…… ; D

  • Bill says:

    How about another round of applause for Germany, folks. Without them, none of this (Israel-Palestine conflict) would have been possible.

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